The Wikipedia Story | Ep 2 | Hello World

The Wikipedia Story | Ep 2 | Hello World

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The Wikipedia Story | Ep 3 | Moving The Needle

Have you noticed anything about most of the Wikipedians we've met so far? One little thing they all have in common? Katie has. We've only heard two women. Two women and eight men. That's not great, but it's normal. There are deep, systemic problems with Wikipedia: 90% of editors ...  Show more

The Wikipedia Story | Ep 4 | Hoax

Pizzagate! Covid's made up! Trump really won! Cher's dead! We're ruled by lizards and Q rules all! Fake news, misinformation, or (to call a spade a spade) lies. We all know them. We've seen them around, on Twitter, Youtube, Reddit. But how does Wikipedia deal with breaking news a ...  Show more

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