Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2005-07-11/Award and press citations

After the bombings that shook London last Thursday, much of the media focus naturally turned to those events, and to the extent that the subject of Wikipedia came up it was often in relation to its coverage of the bombings (see related story). However, Wikipedia was also featured independently in several news stories, ranging from national newspapers to specialty publications, and the site won an award from one magazine.

In The Globe and Mail on Friday, Ivor Tossell wrote a review of Wikipedia entitled "By, of, for the people". The article briefly mentioned both positive and negative aspects of Wikipedia, describing its growth as "a fascinating process to watch, like a giant human ant farm." The reporter noted the recent buzz of activity surrounding the Live 8 concerts by relating that he had gone to the article about Neil Young and found that his performance was not mentioned; however, by the time he tried to edit the page ten seconds later and add the information, he discovered that someone else had beaten him to it.

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