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> Since Wikipedia just repeats what the mainstream media says Citation needed.

• Acrobatic_Road 6y ago
  I mean, anyone who has ever edited wikipedia can tell you. If you restrict your sources to ABC, CBS, CNN, NYT and friends, your article is going to read like a mainstream media story. And as the media gets more and more hysterical that starts to reflect on the quality of their articles.
  • elliotec 6y ago
    > anyone who has ever edited wikipedia can tell you Citation needed. Come on. You're retorting request for data on an anecdote with "other people also have anecdotes"
    • Acrobatic_Road 6y ago
      Okay okay. If you want to know how wikipedia feels about different news sources, they have a very nice article about it. It's even color coded. Green is considered reliable. Red is considered unreliable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Per... So for instance, Wikipedia is seriously lacking in its cryptocurrency articles because you can't use coindesk or coin telegraph, even though they provide better coverage than CNBC and Bloomberg.