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oapen-20.500.12657-505202021-08-31T02:49:39Z Wikipedia and the Representation of Reality McDowell, Zachary J. Vetter, Matthew A. Media studies bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFD Media studies A contemporary examination of what information is represented, how that information is presented, and who gets to participate (and serve as gatekeeper) in the world's largest online repository for information, Wikipedia. Bridging contemporary education research that addresses the 'experiential epistemology' of learning to use Wikipedia with an understanding of how the inception and design of the platform assists this, the book explores the complex disconnect between the encyclopedia's formalized policy and the often unspoken norms that govern its knowledge-making processes. At times both laudatory and critical, this book illustrates Wikipedia's struggle to combat systemic biases and lack of representation of marginalized topics as it becomes the standard bearer for equitable and accessible representation of reality in an age of digital disinformation and fake news. Being an important and timely contribution to the field of media and communication studies, this book will appeal to academics and researchers interested in digital disinformation, information literacy, and representation on the Internet, as well as students studying these topics. 2021-08-30T12:43:21Z 2021-08-30T12:43:21Z 2022 book ONIX_20210830_9781000474275_8 9781000474275 9780367555702 9781003094081 9780367555719 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/50520 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000474275.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003094081 10.4324/9781003094081 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9781000474275 9780367555702 9781003094081 9780367555719 Routledge 140 open access
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A contemporary examination of what information is represented, how that information is presented, and who gets to participate (and serve as gatekeeper) in the world's largest online repository for information, Wikipedia. Bridging contemporary education research that addresses the 'experiential epistemology' of learning to use Wikipedia with an understanding of how the inception and design of the platform assists this, the book explores the complex disconnect between the encyclopedia's formalized policy and the often unspoken norms that govern its knowledge-making processes. At times both laudatory and critical, this book illustrates Wikipedia's struggle to combat systemic biases and lack of representation of marginalized topics as it becomes the standard bearer for equitable and accessible representation of reality in an age of digital disinformation and fake news. Being an important and timely contribution to the field of media and communication studies, this book will appeal to academics and researchers interested in digital disinformation, information literacy, and representation on the Internet, as well as students studying these topics.
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