At the final session of the ISOJ 2010, Andrew Lih, University of Southern California presented his research into the health of Wikipedia (PDF). His interest is prompted by talk about Wikipedia reaching its limits and a slowdown in the growth of the site. Lih notes that Wikipedia had grown so quickly that from 2006-2009 there was no data, until a massive data dump towards the end of 2009. Stats from

Here are the slides from the paper, Wikifying the CBC: Reimagining the remit of public service media (PDF), presented at the International Symposium on Online Journalism with one of my graduate students, Amanda Ash. The paper discusses a collaboration between the Graduate School of Journalism at UBC and CBC Radio 3 to research and develop a Canadian music wiki, funded through the MITACS Accelerate program. Wikifying the CBC View more

It’s almost time for the 11th International Symposium on Online Journalism at UT Austin, which kicks off on Friday 23 April. The event brings together professionals, academics and students to share experiences, research and ideas on journalism and its future. I’m honoured to be among those presenting a paper at the conference, Wikifying the CBC: Reimagining the remit of public service media (PDF), with one of my graduate students, Amanda