Wikinews:Criticism

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A few people have stated criticisms of Wikinews:

Blogs

January 2005

• Steve Yelvington Wikinews: Ignoring the elephant on the table yelvington.com, January 8, 2005

February 2005

• Robert Andrews Whacking Wikinews Robert Andrews, February 11, 2005

After comments on his article by Wikinewsies Simeon and Dan100, Andrews made a series of further points in his reply.

• Gordon Wikinews Conglomerate, February 12, 2005

• Mitch Ratcliffe Plurality, not neutrality. RatcliffeBlog, February 12, 2005

and just in case you were wondering who he was that night search google for (rashomon AND wikinews) (Thanks Simmo for the catch)

• Simon Walden Wikinews…dare I say what I think? simonwalden.net, February 24, 2005

April 2005

• Alex Halavais On Wikinews Alex Halavais, April 23, 2005

May 2005

• Chris Anderson "Grassroots Journalism on the Web: An Overview (pdf)". ' May 6, 2005

Mainstream media

April 2007

• "Critical mass" — Sydney Morning Herald, April 23, 2007

• Mentioned that Wikinews relies too heavily on amateurs and NewAssignment.net is more focused on professionals.

See also

Wikinews:In the news