An experiment in collaborative journalism
Wired News reporter Ryan Singel set out to write a story on wikis, the technology that allows people to collaborate on projects. The best known use of wikis is the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Singel's first draft is now being given the wiki treatment. Internet users are making changes to the story, reworking the headline, rewriting the lead, posting Web links and suggesting more sources for Singel to interview. An earlier experiment by the Los Angeles times, which allowed readers to help write an editorial, failed when malicious readers flooded the site with pornography.
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