The owners of Wikipedia don't own any traditional media businesses
I don't think the owners of Wikipedia own any other internet companies
Wikipedia is a non-profit organisation, so they make no revenue
Three key facts about Wikipedia:
- Registered users can write articles
- Over 270 languages
- Articles about recent events appear quickly on Wikipedia, so some people consider it to be like a news resource
Linked articles - Democratisation of knowledge and User-generated content
Democratisation of knowledge:
- Spread of knowledge among everyone, not just the elite
- The printing press and industrial revolution
- 400 million viewers worldwide
- Google Book Search
User-generated content:
- 'Conversational media' encourages people to publish their own content
- Citizen journalism is now a significant part of broadcast news
Quote from Larry Sanger, co-founder of Wikipedia - "Professionals are no longer needed for the bare purpose of mass distribution of information and the shaping of opinion"
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