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List:       wikipedia-l
Subject:    Re: [Wikipedia-l] CNN today
From:       "Ilya N." <ilyanep () gmail ! com>
Date:       2005-12-24 19:56:54
Message-ID: af9c32bf0512241156y72d84106oc08c732e68abf4dd () mail ! gmail ! com
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Wikipedia - NOW ENDORSED BY CNN! ;)

On 12/24/05, daniwo59@aol.com <daniwo59@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> To my surprise, the segment Inside, Outside on CNN"s show In the Money
> did  a
> segment on Wikipedia. Overall, it was rather positive. They did make some
> jokes about the Seigenthaler incident, but one of the two commentators
> noted to
> the anchor that it was corrected and that Wikipedia was the victim of a
> prank.  The anchor said that everyone, including CNN, uses Wikipedia, and
> they
> decided  that it was a necessary Internet phenomenon. They also said that
> Wikipedia is  striving for greater accuracy, and mentioned the fundraising
> drive,
> which they  said was to help improve quality.
>
> While they were not 100 percent accurate, it was, overall, a very positive
> spin on us.
>
> I wonder how we can use this to our advantage. I also wonder if we can
> get  a
> copy.
>
> Danny
>
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