User talk:Michael.C.Wright
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Archives: 1, 2Parting thoughts about the closure of Wikinews
I'm proud of the work I did here. There are many who lament the closing of the project but I have mixed feelings. I think that by the time the task force recommended closure, the project was already in free fall and no longer meeting what I would consider a safe standard of journalism.
There is no reason to think that citizen journalism can't be as accurate, thorough, and as rigorous as professional journalism. But sustaining that level of quality requires a group with a shared understanding of what those standards are and a willingness to enforce them. Some did what they could to improve the project and I am glad to have worked with them.
Articles for which I was a primary author: Michael.C.Wright (Wikinewsie)
Articles for which I was the publishing reviewer: Peer reviewed/Passed/Michael.C.Wright