Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Wikipedia’s founder wants to fight fake news with a crowdfunded news site


Jimmy Wales is all about grand ideas: 16 years ago, he co-founded Wikipedia, one of the largest compendiums of information on the planet. Now, he’s out to tackle the plague of fake news on the web with a new venture called Wikitribune. Wikitribune is a global news site that will feature stories by professional journalists; their articles will be vetted and fact-checked by volunteers, and efforts will be made to ensure maximum possible transparency about the sources of information for each piece. Wired interviewed Wales about Wikitribune as the site went live on Monday: The project – and in effect,…

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