Questions: Can wiki-style editing of information lead to less perceived bias in the media? Will the wiki ultimately influence the path of modern journalism? What are the successes and failures of the Wikimedia Foundation's or other players' efforts? What has been the path of social and academic acceptance of wiki information? Has some form of a community editing style ever appeared before in the 200-year history of modern journalism, even on a small scale? What became of that? Can a wiki structure evolve to better suit the speed of the news?
Proto-thesis: Though the wiki format by definition has the possibility of producing a better-rounded and more complete edit on a story, it raises similar questions of reliability and possibility of intentional or unintentional spin as traditional journalism. In addition, in wiki media the time required to arrive at complete coverage and a high ethical standard continues to be too slow a process with which to cover a breaking news story thoroughly.
A wiki-styled approach: I propose to write and edit the paper in wiki form. Due to the larger efforts involved in finding and encouraging outsider input, organizing their work, and learning wiki software and building the project site, I propose to write a fairly complete but shorter article as a starting seed. The article would then be wiki-edited by volunteers. I'll invite as many sources as can be reached, as well as academics, professional journalists (from both the ink-stained and online worlds), wiki-contributors and the general public to edit the work. I'll turn in both the original article and final wiki edition in whatever form or length that becomes.
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