Wikinews

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7 points·wseqyrku··5 comments

"the main cause of Wikinews's lack of success was that the wiki community was unable to gain first-hand knowledge of events or communicate with relevant people"

Yeah you could tell immediately when you opened it up. It was just a copy of others work.

Actual journalism is difficult and costly to try and ensure speedy and accurate as possible reporting. The wiki model doesn't work like that.

I don't think it's that. Ever since google news went to shit I rely on wikipedia to read the news and I was surprised that wikinews was actually a thing and it was discontinued for .. this? My first guess was that it's because they don't have control over it as much as the "official" news outlets. So they just shut it down. It's important because the news is actually where things happen for the majority of people, this is why propaganda works afterall.

How do you use Wikipedia to read the news? Do you mean you visit the Frontpage of wiki?

If you develop a comprehensive watchlist of the articles and topics you're most interested in, you can simply watch that watchlist for article updates. You will immediately notice, I guarantee it, whenever some news item breaks. Within seconds there will be some aficionado come to update the article, and add the information, cited or uncited. Even after the fact, the article history is an extremely accurate indicator of the exact moment when that news was revealed or published.

The Main Page has a good summary of the biggest world headlines, and obituaries, so Dolly Parton's death won't escape your notice. Also, if you watch the disciplinary and/or dispute-resolution boards, you will discover all current controversies, which will generally include mass shootings and large-scale tragedies, as well as major political disputes and troubles worldwide.

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