Comments on: In divisive times, Wikipedia brings political opponents together

By: Wikipedia, A Place for Political Dialogue « EJO – European Journalism Observatory

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:32:57 +0000

[...] do Wikipedians prefer discussions with diverse opinions and views? Using statistical instruments, researchers synthetized the data and found “no statistically significant preference for either inter- or intra-party interaction” on [...]

By: Der letzte Ort, der nicht politisch polarisiert ist: Wikipedia | Wiki-Watch-Blog

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:14:53 +0000

[...] schätzen das Netzwerk genau aus diesen Grund: Sie suchen nach neutralen Informationen in Zeiten hitziger politischer Schlachten. Die Studie zeigt, dass es trotz der zunehmenden Spaltung der USA immer noch Bereiche gibt, in [...]

By: Morning Toolbox – November 9, 2012 – Bond Friday « Skeptical Software Tools

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:05:38 +0000

[...] The US is breathing a bit of a sigh of relief now that the election is over – in part because of the divisiveness that is so common. Researchers studying Wikipedia found that problem does not extend to editors on the project. [...]

By: The Last Place in America That’s Not Politically Polarized: Wikipedia « MattsLens

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:43:00 +0000

[...] Though in the lead-up to today’s election news organizations somehow kept unearthing supposedly undecided voters to interview, today’s American political discussion is in fact ridiculously polarized and unfriendly — on TV, on blogs, on Twitter, on Facebook and IRL. But Wikipedia editors, it turns out, can get past their differences and have reasonable discussions across party lines about controversial political topics. That is, according to a study by researchers from USC and the Barcelona Media Foundation, found via the Wikimedia blog. [...]

By: The Last Place in America That’s Not Politically Polarized: Wikipedia - Liz Gannes - News - AllThingsD

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 21:02:09 +0000

[...] Though in the lead-up to today’s election, news organizations somehow kept unearthing supposedly undecided voters to interview, today’s American political discussion is ridiculously polarized and unfriendly — on TV, on blogs, on Twitter and Facebook, and IRL. But Wikipedia editors, it turns out, can get past their political differences and have reasonable discussions across party lines about controversial political topics. At least that’s according to a study by researchers from USC and the Barcelona Media Foundation, found via the Wikimedia blog. [...]