Archive for July 16th, 2007
Mark Pesce on Truth Wars
by Darren on Jul.16, 2007, under Media
We’re entering “truth wars” – fights over who gets to define “facts” in the 21st century. When you put Wikipedia, Britannica, Citizendium, Conservapedia and Uncyclopedia side-by-side, this becomes very clear.
From a talk Mark Pesce gave in Adelaide, Perth and Sydney while on tour with Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, with Education.AU, in late April 2007.
Part One
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yosf621RbT8]
Part Two
[youtube=http://youtube.com/watch?v=zhDoBPURkW8]
