http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/08/wikipedia_conse_1.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2007/08/wikipedia_conse_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-52754 James Grimmelmann Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:27:52 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2007/08/wikipedia-consensus-and-truth-or-at-least-gary-coleman.html#comment-52754 Why is it "surprising" that people think that Wikipedia entries can give them easy truth on complicated questions? People also think that talk radio, 15-second TV ads, and tabloid newspapers can give them easy truth on complicated questions. Wikipedia illiteracy is just another facet of media illiteracy more generally. Why is it “surprising” that people think that Wikipedia entries can give them easy truth on complicated questions? People also think that talk radio, 15-second TV ads, and tabloid newspapers can give them easy truth on complicated questions. Wikipedia illiteracy is just another facet of media illiteracy more generally.

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