On 9/21/06, Peter Jacobi <peter_jacobi(a)gmx.net> wrote:
"Stephen Bain" <stephen.bain(a)gmail.com> wrote:
The articles on last year's London bombings
are also good examples.
[[2006 transatlantic aircraft plot]], within a few hours after the
story broke, was just about the best source available.
If a Wikipedia article is "the best source available", it has
become original research.
Note that I'm referring specifically to current events articles. While
online media outlets and the print media do occasionally offer
"in-depth" stories on current events, setting out background
information and historical context, they're rarely (if ever) as
comprehensive or as timely as Wikipedia's articles are.
Also note that I'm talking about sources that Wikipedia would be
competing against. A personal account written by a veteran journo on
the scene may well be the best thing to read about an event, but it's
not something that's comparable to Wikipedia.
--
Stephen Bain
stephen.bain(a)gmail.com