Journals are professionals, with specialized training and supervised experience. They are taught how to work with things they do not necessarily understand--in a sense, the very profession is the the ability to go in and make sense out of something that is not understood. Some but not many WP editors have that skill also. A very few as actual journalists, a few from related training (such as we librarians), some from innate ability, but generally from experience and attention.
On 7/25/07, Fred Bauder fredbaud@waterwiki.info wrote:
The most interesting thing about his program is that he knows little about Wikipedia, thus interviews the usual people, exhibiting a sense of wonder all the way. In other words, he has no shame attempting to grapple as an amateur with a topic he is not expert in, in much the same manner as a typical Wikipedia editor.
This does not stop him from soliciting the usual criticism that Wikipedia is not edited by experts. Apparently he takes for granted that as a journalist, he need not be an expert himself, at least not in the subject matter he addresses.
Fred
-----Original Message----- From: Steven Walling [mailto:steven.walling@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 08:54 PM To: 'English Wikipedia' Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] BBC
quite. sorry. here it is.http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/progs/radioplayer_holding.shtml
On 7/24/07, Fred Bauder fredbaud@waterwiki.info wrote:
A url would help
Fred
-----Original Message----- From: Steven Walling [mailto:steven.walling@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 08:11 PM To: 'English Wikipedia' Subject: [WikiEN-l] BBC
Has anyone listened to the BBC's recent Wikipedia coverage? I'm on an
iBook
and it's only available in RealPlayer format.
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