Wikipedia Editor Forbidden From Leaving China for 3 Years

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2013 "I will not get out," Huang Zhisong said in a radio interview last week regarding China's recent decision to keep him from traveling outside of the country until 2016. The editor of the Chinese version of the free online encyclopedia was given no explanation for his grounding except that he “should know the reason.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Categorizing Women on Wikipedia

Staff / Truthdig May 1, 2013 When female writers disappeared from the Wikipedia heading "American novelists," more than a few eyebrows were raised; Pvt. Bradley Manning being revoked as grand marshal of the San Francisco Gay Pride parade proves that the military-industrial complex rules all; meanwhile, another price-fixing scandal reminiscent of Libor is about to explode. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Maher Mocks Catholicism, Argues Religion Is ‘Like Wikipedia’

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Mar 24, 2013 Comedian Bill Maher slammed the Catholic Church during the “New Rules” segment on the latest episode of “Real Time," at one point comparing how the religion is run to his own program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Search of Women

Staff / Truthdig Mar 14, 2013 Most Wikipedia contributors are men, but that doesn't justify the fact that females are so poorly represented on the site; much to many priests' chagrin, the Roman Catholic Church unwittingly bought part of a building that houses Europe's largest gay sauna; meanwhile, ZIP codes serve as more than just locating devices as they have come to define identities and divide communities. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Mexican Journalists Silenced to Death

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2012 Freedom of the press is threatened every day in Mexico as journalists are tortured and killed; Obama's support of gay marriage distracts the public from the impunities in Afghanistan; press freedom is also under attack in the U.S. as journalists are arrested for protesting. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Venerated Encyclopedia Goes Out of Print

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2012 Leafing aimlessly through the Encyclopaedia Britannica’s thousands of delicate pages will become a thing of the past. The company has decided to cease publishing its bound version after 244 years, scores of editions and more than 7 million sets sold. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The North American Ground Sloth

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The Internet Fights Back

Staff / Truthdig Jan 18, 2012 To protest two pieces of legislation that threaten the free and open Internet as we know it, thousands of websites, including Wikipedia, are taking themselves offline Others, including Google, are asking users to take action (more)Thousands of websites, including Wikipedia, are taking themselves offline. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

House Hits the Pause Button on SOPA

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2011 The House Judiciary Committee, reviewing a proposal for a new law aimed at combating online piracy, suspended discussions Friday without setting a date to reconvene. The move pleased top Internet companies and others who warn that the bill could lead to a new age of censorship on the Web. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Occupy Wall Street Gets Real on MTV

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2011 MTV is developing reality shows inspired by Occupy Wall Street; the tea party turns its back on Michele Bachmann; and a British cleric resigns rather than retract his support of the Occupy London protests. These discoveries and more, after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Dr. Bachmann’s ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy

Staff / Truthdig Jul 12, 2011 Michele Bachmann's husband tries to "cure" gay people; President Obama wants to make cuts to Social Security and Medicare; meanwhile, the archivist of the U.S. defends Wikipedia from professors. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Half of Med Students Study With Wikipedia

Staff / Truthdig May 22, 2011 The somewhat unsettling results of a recent study of 186 medical students suggest that roughly half of all surgeons, general physicians and other doctors-in-training view Wikipedia as a reliable source of medical information and regularly use it to prepare for exams. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )