Based on my experience in WebEx arb comm case, I think government records can be cited but must be used with great caution. Often they contain information that mainstream media outlets do not publish. Names of minors, rape victims, personal information. The typed of stuff that Smoking Gun redacts.
Must have editors willing to put in a whole lot of time. Court records, FBI files, SEC ruling and such are long and boring. Filled with technical jargon that is above the reading level of the average newspaper. They can be misunderstood or misrepresented.
If those issues are recognized, I think a group of editors with a good understanding of Wikipedia policy can use them in limited ways.
Sydney
Sam Korn wrote:
On 4/7/06, Andrew Gray shimgray@gmail.com wrote:
The FBI puts most of its released FOIA material online; much more is held by places like the National Security Archive and, again, accessible to the public. Wouldn't this class as publication by a reputable source?
Oh, I didn't know that. Yes, then, it would.
-- Sam