RoughNightForLulu: One Man's Struggle to Change a Sentence

sasquatchmedia:

roughnightforlulu:

History, bombs, a riot…and combative Wikipedia editing

“For the past 10 years I’ve immersed myself in the details of one of the most famous events in American labor history, the Haymarket riot and trial of 1886. Along the way I’ve written two books and a couple of articles about the episode. …”

I’m making this article required reading in my next digital reporting class. If an expert professor on the most famous labor riot in American history can’t edit Wikipedia for factual accuracy, what the hell is Wikipedia’s purpose? 

(Reblogged from sasquatchmedia)

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  1. hellbox reblogged this from journo-geekery and added:
    It’s worth pointing out that Professor Messer-Kruse can edit the article, he just can’t do it without first...
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  3. sasquatchmedia reblogged this from roughnightforlulu and added:
    I’m making this article required reading...my next digital reporting class. If an expert...
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