Interesting & Scary
Since I work at home for my job, I often leave the TV on while I’m working. We have the smallest cable package you can get, and thus the pickings are slim. I’m also a news nerd, so today, I had MSNBC on while awaiting McCain’s announcement of his running mate. After Palin was confirmed as McCain’s selection, the reporters (pundits, opiners, whatever) on MSNBC publicly announce that Wikipedia was their “best friend right now” because they knew so little about her.
Which is interesting, and scary, given this incident: Palin’s Wikipedia Entry Gets Overhaul.
Eventhough MSNBC outrightedly said that they learned about Palin and Palin’s beckground from Wikipedia, I’m sure others—professional reporters and the general populace—learned about her from this page also. I can’t help but think that the favorable bio may have lead to favorable opinions (and reporting) even though it’s pretty clear it was edited to highlight certain things and downplay others.
