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Simeon Salus

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4. You are right, but the article is itself an example of sloppy journalism and reflects badly on BBC Hindi

Reply to Ramsey Barner (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 30, 2024, 07:38 AM

Oct 30

You've got one reporter asking one person for her opinion, and then just a lot of how the process works (with a Getty picture of Jimmy Wales, co-founder, who has little connection with Wikipedia anymore). Note the BBC chose to pay Getty for the image, although there are hundreds available for use for free under creative commons license.

The article didn't point at either of the links I gave our readers.

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BBC -- "Why Wikipedia has landed in legal trouble in India" [View all] Ramsey Barner Oct 30 OP

Asian News International IS a propaganda machine for the incumbent federal government Simeon Salus Oct 30 #1

And Wikipedia is in no legal trouble in India Simeon Salus Oct 30 #2

Apologies - it was BBC. But Wikipedia can hardly afford to defend itself against such suits. Ramsey Barner Oct 30 #3

You are right, but the article is itself an example of sloppy journalism and reflects badly on BBC Hindi Simeon Salus Oct 30 #4

I agree -- the reporting is sloppy and lazy. Sadly, my own OP was pretty sloppy, too! Ramsey Barner Oct 30 #5