http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/12/21/big-media-wikis-and-lots-of-wikiwaffle/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:32:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2005/12/21/big-media-wikis-and-lots-of-wikiwaffle/comment-page-1/#comment-585 pieman Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:59:48 +0000 http://69.89.31.92/~complew7/?p=337#comment-585 As I mentioned to you and Steve the other day, wikis could be used in an open editing process. If there is a 'freak out factor' for newspapers when thinking about open-to-all wikis, how about making the editing process visible but not open? i.e. we readers can look but not touch. As an observer, I think I'd find it fascinating to see an article progress through the editing process on a wiki. Much like, but in a totally different way :) the editors blog documented the launch of the Berliner Guardian. I guess the question is, what's in it for the newspaper? As I mentioned to you and Steve the other day, wikis could be used in an open editing process. If there is a ‘freak out factor’ for newspapers when thinking about open-to-all wikis, how about making the editing process visible but not open? i.e. we readers can look but not touch. As an observer, I think I’d find it fascinating to see an article progress through the editing process on a wiki. Much like, but in a totally different way the editors blog documented the launch of the Berliner Guardian. I guess the question is, what’s in it for the newspaper?

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