Is Wikipedia the New Town Hall?

In These Times by Pat Aufderheide | Mar. 13, 2007 (Special Report)

Public broadcasting everywhere is in crisis, and in part it's because technology seems to be turning pubcasters into dinosaurs. In fact, not just them, but all broadcasters. Consider the business leaders: NBC formally declared itself an "Internet company" and is slashing its analog TV investments. Mega-media mogul Rupert Murdoch bought MySpace last year and is now considering dumping his satellite assets because he's looking forward to wireless digital TV. ... Full Story »

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by Rory O'Connor - Oct. 1, 2008

Raises some interesting points, but wanders a bit and doesn't really come to much of a conclusion. Although an analytic piece, it would have benefited from the inclusion of other voices, as well as a less narrow approach