Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a press source 2007


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January

 * Terdiman, Daniel. "To delete Wikipedia entry or not to delete?" CNET News.com. January 11, 2007. To delete Wikipedia entry or not to delete? Page 1 Page 2, retrieved 2007-01-14
 * "I have my very own Wikipedia page. And it looks like it's here to stay."
 * "I went and looked at the entry and discovered that there was a considerable amount of momentum for deleting it. (Since writing this reporter's notebook, Wikipedia administrators have decided to keep the entry.)"


 * "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourettes - The Wikipedia article on Tourette's is thorough, accurate and well-documented."
 * "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourettes - The Wikipedia article on Tourette's is thorough, accurate and well-documented."


 * Metro (Ottawa). Elgin Theatre factbite (top margin page 3) Metro Ottawa. 11 January 2007., retrieved 2007-01-11


 * "Only a few other ski areas in the United States had chairlifts. Sun Valley, Idaho, apparently installed the first in 1936, and Alta, Utah, opened with a lift on Jan. 15, 1939, according to Wikipedia." (Articles referenced are Sun Valley, Idaho and Alta Ski Area.)
 * "Only a few other ski areas in the United States had chairlifts. Sun Valley, Idaho, apparently installed the first in 1936, and Alta, Utah, opened with a lift on Jan. 15, 1939, according to Wikipedia." (Articles referenced are Sun Valley, Idaho and Alta Ski Area.)


 * The Vancouver Sun (Vancouver, BC) - "Long-term solutions" (for telephone area codes, infobox), 2007-01-12


 * "The online encyclopaedia Wikipedia claimed that [topless model Jodie] Marsh's former relationships 'include nightclub boss Fran Cosgrave, male model Calum Best and Labour MP Frank Dobson'."
 * "The online encyclopaedia Wikipedia claimed that [topless model Jodie] Marsh's former relationships 'include nightclub boss Fran Cosgrave, male model Calum Best and Labour MP Frank Dobson'."


 * Author names Wikipedia as his source on reporting what Leila Khaled is currently doing.
 * Author names Wikipedia as his source on reporting what Leila Khaled is currently doing.


 * "Tinfoil hat," says Wikipedia, has become "a popular stereotype and term of derision; the phrase serves as a byword for paranoia and is associated with conspiracy theorists." (Page 2)
 * "Tinfoil hat," says Wikipedia, has become "a popular stereotype and term of derision; the phrase serves as a byword for paranoia and is associated with conspiracy theorists." (Page 2)


 * "Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, lists more than five dozen personalities whose obituaries were published prematurely. Someone may want to add Netflix to that list."
 * "Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, lists more than five dozen personalities whose obituaries were published prematurely. Someone may want to add Netflix to that list."


 * "So I consulted Wikipedia, which informed me that Sudoku is a 'logic-based placement puzzle' involving 'a type of Latin square with an additional constraint on the content of individual regions.'"
 * "So I consulted Wikipedia, which informed me that Sudoku is a 'logic-based placement puzzle' involving 'a type of Latin square with an additional constraint on the content of individual regions.'"


 * Uses Nelly Furtado as source for basic information about her.
 * Uses Nelly Furtado as source for basic information about her.


 * The Guardian leader article quotes Wikipedia as a source of information in its praise of the harpist Joanna Newsom.
 * The Guardian leader article quotes Wikipedia as a source of information in its praise of the harpist Joanna Newsom.

February

 * Buric, Mirsada. "Prescott police arrest California fugitive." The Daily Courier. February 6, 2007.
 * "The Wikipedia Web site describes Henson as a 'staunch critic of Scientology, whose retaliation resulted in his conviction … for interfering with the civil rights of Scientologists.'"
 * Högström, Henrik, Expressen 2007-02-11
 * Marklund, Tomas, Norra Västerbotten
 * Nordenhem, Lisa, Högskolan Kristianstad
 * Laurin, Mats, Norrköpings Tidningar
 * Katrineholmskuriren
 * Norrköpings Tidningar
 * ÖP
 * Print version of article about state mercury-removal program has a sidebar, "Mercurial Facts", "adapated from Wikipedia, an on-line encyclopedia". Doesn't use any actual wording from the article; instead sort of paraphrases it.
 * Print version of article about state mercury-removal program has a sidebar, "Mercurial Facts", "adapated from Wikipedia, an on-line encyclopedia". Doesn't use any actual wording from the article; instead sort of paraphrases it.


 * http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/education/21wikipedia.html
 * "My Wikipedia bio is about to disappear because I fail to satisfy the "notability guideline."
 * "My Wikipedia bio is about to disappear because I fail to satisfy the "notability guideline."


 * Dmitry Medvedev and Sergey Ivanov in "Männen som kan efterträda Putin" (The Men Who Might Succede Putin") Aftonbladet February 16, 2007.
 * Dmitry Medvedev and Sergey Ivanov in "Männen som kan efterträda Putin" (The Men Who Might Succede Putin") Aftonbladet February 16, 2007.

March

 * Lurie, Alison. "When Is a Building Beautiful?" New York Review of Books. March 15, 2007. link
 * "In fact, the hyena, which dwells exclusively in Africa, southern Asia, and international zoos, has what Wikipedia calls "a chirping, birdlike bark that resembles...hysterical human laughter" rather than the sounds generally associated with sexual passion."
 * The term Poverty pimp is defined in the article and Wikipedia cited as the source of the definition.
 * Weingarten, Gene. "Wiki Watchee", The Washington Post.  March 11, 2007. link
 * Weingarten, a humor columnist, vandalized his own page (diff) and then wrote about it.
 * Cites Tonya Harding as a source for an account of the former skater's past run-ins with the law.
 * McCormack, John, M.D. "The LGBT Patient; What health care professionals need to know." CMA Today 40 (March/April 2007): pp. 14-18.
 * Gives brief bio of Robert Eads; Wikipedia is cited as the source.
 * Claburn, Thomas Web 3.0 Survives The Wrath Of Wikipedians, InformationWeek, March 15, 2007.
 * Quotes controversy over creation, deletion and restoration of Wikipedia Web 3.0 article and current industry status of topic.
 * Carlton, Sue. "A chance for Largo to show its progress." St. Petersburg Times. March 21, 2007.
 * "Then the news broke that their longtime city manager, Steve Stanton, plans to ultimately live his life as Susan, and the world went a little nuts. How nuts? Today Stanton has his own entry in Wikipedia."
 * Cites Chelsea F.C. on fans throwing celery at each other while singing dirty songs, although specifics about given are not in the article.
 * "Then the news broke that their longtime city manager, Steve Stanton, plans to ultimately live his life as Susan, and the world went a little nuts. How nuts? Today Stanton has his own entry in Wikipedia."
 * Cites Chelsea F.C. on fans throwing celery at each other while singing dirty songs, although specifics about given are not in the article.
 * Cites Chelsea F.C. on fans throwing celery at each other while singing dirty songs, although specifics about given are not in the article.

April

 * "Jeannie Ferris biography"(Biography of recently deceased Australian senator, credited to Wikipedia.) Adelaide Advertiser. April 2, 2007. link
 * "Jeannie Margaret Ferris was born on March 14, 1941. An Australian politician, she was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate since July 1996, representing South Australia."
 * When Todd Goldman plagiarised the webcomic Purple Pussy, "The duplication led to a maelstrom of hate mail, angry bloggers and scores of comic book vigilantes seeking justice for "blatant plagiarism" and "art thievery." There's even an entry on Wikipedia.com that includes an image of Goldman's painting altered to look more like Kelly's." - the entry referred to is Todd Goldman.
 * Johnston, Chris: A sledge too far?, The Age. April 18, 2007.
 * Print version includes a feature box with a definition of "sledging", sourced and credited to the article Sledging (cricket) on Wikipedia.
 * Neely, Jack: What's Important: How a dynamic former Knoxvillian who died 60 years ago can raise questions about our most democratic database, Knoxville Metro Pulse. April 20, 2007.
 * Discusses the William Gibbs McAdoo article, compares its length to articles on Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith, mentions Essjay controversy, points out omissions and a typo.
 * International Research Team, Media Locusts Do Dirty Work For Cheney, Gore and Blair, Executive Intelligence Review, April 20 2007. Discussion of PR firm Luther Pendragon employee Mike Granatt cites Wikipedia.
 * International Research Team, Media Locusts Do Dirty Work For Cheney, Gore and Blair, Executive Intelligence Review, April 20 2007. Discussion of PR firm Luther Pendragon employee Mike Granatt cites Wikipedia.


 * Cohen, Noam: Wikipedia serves as Internet news source on the Virginia Tech shootings, International Herald Tribune. April 23, 2007
 * Abuelsamid, Sam: eBay Find of the Day: 1997 Lotus Elise FIA GT-1 Autoblog April 28th 2007
 * Uses info from both Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR and Lotus Elise GT1 for their article and links the articles in their own article.
 * Milne, Glenn: PM buoyed as ALP caves in to unions The Australian, 30th April 2007
 * Quotes The Untouchables (1959 TV series). Does not cite Wikipedia as the source.
 * Grading Wikipedia" By Michael Booth, Denver Post . The Denver Post asked five Colorado scholars to review the Wikipedia entries on Islam, Bill Clinton, global warming, China and evolution. Four out of five agreed their relevant Wikipedia entries are accurate, informative, comprehensive and a great resource for students or the merely curious.
 * Joyner, James: Last navy and woman WWI veterans die, only three remain April 32007
 * Claims Wikipedia as a source of last remaining WWI veterans

May



 * Uses Image:Stewart Airport sign.jpg as an illustration.


 * "Wikipedia, the popular Internet encyclopedia, refers to the area as one of the younger U.S. Chinatowns." - Referring to Chinatown, Houston, Texas
 * "Wikipedia, the popular Internet encyclopedia, refers to the area as one of the younger U.S. Chinatowns." - Referring to Chinatown, Houston, Texas


 * Article references Lina Medina and Precocious puberty as source for an article written entirely based in those articles.
 * Article references Lina Medina and Precocious puberty as source for an article written entirely based in those articles.


 * Article references the article Scientology, in a discussion of Scientology and homosexuality.
 * Article references the article Scientology, in a discussion of Scientology and homosexuality.

June

 * "Ruby Hughes." African American News & Issues. June 6, 2007
 * "Palestine entered the news in 2003, as one of the East Texas towns that received much of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster debris.-Wikipedia free online encyclopedia.)"
 * "There is strong evidence that Hubbard was a racist. Check out some of the quotes on his Wikipedia page."
 * Snyder, Sean. "Engineers and Wikipedia." Design News. June 8, 2007.
 * Asserting that, other than Wikipedia, Internet based sites very rarely explain what Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene is or what it does.
 * "The drug even has its own Wikipedia page, which you can find here. There are other resources as well, including a slide show by ABC News."
 * Demer, Lisa. "Choosing Anderson jury proves to be a tricky undertaking — Bribery trial: Opinions and knowledge keep potentials out, but dating the defendant is fine." Anchorage Daily News. June 26, 2007.
 * "One potential juror was ruled out because she did research of her own, looking up Tom Anderson on Wikipedia."
 * Angry Tizard objects to rival's 'broomstick' insult Audrey Young; June 27, 2007
 * "The online reference Wikipedia says that despite the association of broomsticks with female witches, the first known case of claiming to have flown on a broomstick was recorded in 1453 by the male witch Guillaume Edelin."
 * Angry Tizard objects to rival's 'broomstick' insult Audrey Young; June 27, 2007
 * "The online reference Wikipedia says that despite the association of broomsticks with female witches, the first known case of claiming to have flown on a broomstick was recorded in 1453 by the male witch Guillaume Edelin."

July

 * Command responsibility discussed in Bringing Bush to Justice by daily Kos, July 1, 2007
 * Saucers in the sky, BBC News, 4 July, 2007
 * Article uses Image:Sundogs - New Ulm.JPG image, attributed to User:Axda0002.
 * Hey Answerman! Anime News Network, 2007-07-06
 * Answerman uses part of the Ero Guro page, and also mentions that Wikipedia is the best place to find info on Star Trek and Pokémon, but questions the H. R. Giger article.
 * List of Coalition aircraft losses in Iraq used by HAW news Agency under the title Wikipedia lists the U.S downed planes as occupation lists, 2007-07-09
 * David Onley Appointed Next Lt.-Gov. Of Ontario, City TV, 10 July 2007
 * Article references Lieutenant Governor of Ontario and Lieutenant-Governor (Canada).
 * Refers to unreferenced content provided on The Police Reunion Tour page, added almost two months ago by 58.105.206.120, but who appears to be now contributing as User:Duke ozstyle, who appears to be a 13 year old boy from Perth, Western Australia. Also refers to Wikipedia as an online bible!
 * John Bredenkamp Puts His Foot In It, Executive Intelligence Review, 6 July 2007
 * Mentions article on John Bredenkamp. "From the notoriously unreliable, LaRouche-hating Wikipedia, to the London Observer, to the Washington Times, to the Guardian of the U.K., to WorldNet Daily, to the UN Association of the United Kingdom, to a broad swath of British-based organizations and NGOs that specialize in opposing arms proliferation, Bredenkamp is repeatedly mentioned in the context of arms trafficking -- selling, brokering, and violating sanctions."
 * Formula One bosses fail in trademark case, Autosport, 12 July 2007
 * Refers to the article Formula One being used as a source by the UK's trademark registry to reject the application by Formula One Licensing BV to license Formula One as a trademark.
 * Auchard, Eric. "Facebook buys start-up Parakey for undisclosed sum." Reuters. 2007-07-19.
 * "At age 14, Ross worked as an intern at pioneering Web browser company Netscape Communications Corp., according to his profile on Wikipedia." (Note that other material in the article regarding Ross may come from his article, however, this sentence is the only thing directly attributed to the Wikipedia article.)
 * "At age 14, Ross worked as an intern at pioneering Web browser company Netscape Communications Corp., according to his profile on Wikipedia." (Note that other material in the article regarding Ross may come from his article, however, this sentence is the only thing directly attributed to the Wikipedia article.)


 * Roger Ebert's review of Sunshine, Chicago Sun-Times, July 20, 2007.
 * "What about the Q-ball? It's a "non-topological soliton," Wikipedia explains, before grumbling in a related article, "it is not easy to define precisely what a soliton is.""
 * Clarin (Argentine newspaper) used the free image Image:Genuine Bottled Kvass.JPG to illustrate article about Coca Cola buying the rights to produce Kvas.
 * Ingmar Bergman är död, Sveriges Television TEXT-TV (Stockholm, Sweden) quoted WP:Ingmar Bergman, July 30, 2007
 * Legendary film director Ingmar Bergman dies, The Herald Times (Bloomington, Indiana) on July 31, quoted WP:Ingmar Bergman and used Image:Ingmar Bergman 1957.jpg (cropped by an editor of Wikipedia).
 * German veteran of World War I dies, Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek, California) on July 72007
 * Article uses Surviving veterans of World War I as a resource and for further reading.
 * Snow, Blake. "Feature: The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time." GamePro.com. July 30, 2007.
 * "Add that to the over-saturated console market of the mid-90s, and the EA-backed system would sell little more than 2 million units (note: the Wikipedia entry claims 6 million, a figure we couldn't verify)."

August



 * Humphrey, Tom. Entries on Wikipedia edited by Davis aide: Press secretary also admits deleting info on brother via federal computer. (Press secretary working for U.S. Representative David Davis blanked  vandalized  referenced material from sources such as Forbes.com within Wiki articles about his Davis and his brother, Tennessee State Representative Matthew Hill.) Knoxville News-Sentinel.  August 11, 2007.


 * Sears, Steve. "Fall Getaways: Honesdale, Pennsylvania" in September 2007 issue of Hudson Valley, uses this image of the Wayne County courthouse on page 63 of the print magazine (article is not online).




 * Last paragraph of article about disputes over J. Michael Bailey and allegations of research misconduct cites the POV-section tag on the corresponding section, although it seems to be referring to this August 14, 2007 version of the article.

September

 * Groeschen, Tom. "Bombers become TV stars today." The Cincinnati Enquirer. 2007-09-02. link
 * "Ryan, according to a Wikipedia.org online biography, has been known mostly for calling PBA bowling events on the network. He also has done college football sideline reporting, college basketball, lacrosse and Little League World Series games."
 * "Johnnie To to produce, direct Ghost Blows Out the Light." BeyondHollywood.com. September 3 2007. link
 * "More about “Ghost Blows Out the Light” (or “Candle in the Tomb”) from Wikipedia", and "And look at this, Wikipedia even does movie news, now!"
 * Nisebe, Mariana. "Mamá a los 5" Clarín. 2007-09-06. link
 * The article talks about Lina Medina linking to the Spanish version of the article, as well as the Spanish version of pituitary gland. Finally, the article links to List of youngest birth mothers, stating that soon two 11-year old Argentine children will have to be added to the list.
 * "National MP falls victim to water hoax." NZPA. September 13, 2007. link
 * The article is about a New Zealand MP, Jacqui Dean, who sent a letter to the Associate Health Minister asking if there were any plans to ban dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO). From the article, "Wikipedia says the [ dihydrogen monoxide hoax ] has been running since 1989 with the aim of illustrating how a lack of scientific knowledge and an exaggerated analysis can lead to misplaced fears."
 * Silverman, Ben. "The Top 10 Best-Selling Game Franchises" Yahoo! September 28, 2007. link
 * The article announces the top 10 best-selling video games of all times. Even though the author does not mention the Wikipedia article, the order of games and all but two of the numbers are the same, and more important, they are missing the FIFA franchise from the top ten (just as Wikipedia was missing it back in the version when the Yahoo! feature was published).
 * Snow, Blake. "Timeline: Japanese contributions to video games." Gamepro.com. September 21, 2007. link
 * "A complete list of his 82 finished games can be found here."
 * Corn, Mike. "Quinter man keeping active lifestyle."  Hays Daily News.  September 26, 2007.  link
 * Talking about Waldo McBurney: "He's been on national television countless times and featured in many national and local newspapers. Online, there's even a Wikipedia page about him as well as a YouTube video when he was on CBS when he was named the oldest worker."

October

 * Elston, Brett. "Nintendogs outsells Halo... And 20 other jaw-dropping "truths" from the internet" GamesRadar October 2, 2007. link
 * The article points to 20 curious observations, from a gamers' point of view, taken from List of best-selling video games.
 * "With that in mind, we present this delicious page. It's the "List of best-selling video games."
 * It also uses List of best-selling game consoles as a source.
 * "A quick jaunt over to this list reveals that the TurboGrafx-16 outsold Sega's Saturn."
 * Mercedes hunts for Wikipedia vandal, Autosport, October 11, 2007
 * Refers to the Lewis Hamilton article being vandalised by an employee of Mercedes-Benz, who manufacture the engines that Hamilton uses in Formula One.
 * "Hijackers gun down Lucky Dube", News24, October 19, 2007. link
 * On his untimely death, story sources our article on Lucky Dube to explain his unusual name.
 * "'They say if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere. But these days, it seems you haven't really made it unless you have that most prized of status symbols -- your very own page on Wikipedia.'"
 * "'They say if you can make it in New York you can make it anywhere. But these days, it seems you haven't really made it unless you have that most prized of status symbols -- your very own page on Wikipedia.'"


 * Androvich, Mark. "PS2 celebrates seventh anniversary." GamesIndustry.biz. October 26, 2007.
 * The article does not specifically mention Wikipedia as a reference, but the list of "top-selling PS2 titles worldwide" and its figures are identical to this October 14, 2007 version of List of best-selling video games.
 * Trebay, Guy. "She's Famous (and So Can You)" The New York Times October 28, 2007. link
 * Uses article on Tila Tequila, among other Internet manifestations of her, as proof that she has become a famous despite doing very little to earn that fame.
 * Try also to obliterate the knowledge that Tequila is not, oddly enough, her real name (Nguyen is); that she is what Wikipedia — in an entry only slightly less extensive than that on Sigrid Undset, the Norwegian novelist and 1928 Nobel laureate for literature — refers to as an "American glamour model ..."

November

 * "Serial muscle fondler accused of bicep grope" Metro. November 8 2007. link
 * "However, defending Arobieke, Robert Platts accused Jonathan of making the story up based on Arobieke's Wikipedia entry, which states that 'stories of his activity reaching as far as Wigan and Doncaster.'
 * Mr Platts said: 'Mr Arobieke accepts he was in Preston that day and around the area we are talking about, but he denies any contact with you.
 * 'What I suggest happened to you is that (your friend) spotted him because he knew about him because of his Liverpool football (friends) and the fact that he had in the past downloaded him through the net.' "


 * "Man at centre of muscle-squeezing claims blames Wikipedia." Lancashire Evening Post. November 14, 2007. link
 * "Prosecutor Jonathan Clarke accepted the complainant involved in the first incident on Fishergate had researched Arobieke on the Wikipedia website. However, he said although the 2001 harassment charge was made up of numerous incidents involving 14 young men – most of which involved him grabbing their muscles and complimenting them on their physique – it was not detailed on Wikipedia."


 * Spencer, Chris. "Top 10 Least Intimidating College Mascots." College News. November 15, 2007. link
 * "According to Wikipedia, a Buckeye is a sort of tree, common in Ohio."


 * Miles, Joyce. "American Concrete billboard stirs controversy." Lockport Union-Sun & Journal. November 16, 2007. link
 * "“Cement shoes,” according to online encyclopedia Wikipedia, is a slang term adopted by the American Mafia crime world for a method of execution that involves weighting down a victim and throwing him or her into the water to drown. "It has become adopted in the United States as a humorous term representing any exotic threat from criminals," Wikipedia said."


 * Matthews, Joseph. "Are Florida Courts Really Parochial When it Comes to Arbitration? A Rebuttal". 'The Florida Bar Journal November 26, 2007. link
 * Footnote 1 quotes from parochialism to define the term.


 * Welch, Dylan. "Holmes is new Media Watch presenter", The Sydney Morning Herald. November 27, 2007. link
 * The article includes a list of previous hosts of the ABC TV series Media Watch, with the citation "(attention Media Watch - table sourced from Wikipedia)".
 * Hilary Duff (The Cover story was about Hilary Duff, in which many statements from Wikipedia article about her were cited) FHM magazine (UK edition), (Issue dated December 2007) Hilary Duff, Dark Angel- Young, Rich and Hot

December

 * Mores, Jeff. "Life as a gypsy: A Bentonville pagan sorts through stereotypes." Benton County Daily Record December 3, 2007. http://nwanews.com/bcdr/News/56313/
 * "Paganism can be traced to the Romani people, an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world, according to Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia. Wikipedia states that the Roma are among the best known ethnic groups that appear in literature and folklore and are often referred to as gypsies." (inaccurate citation already reported to the Communications committee)


 * Sullivan, Mark. "Greatest hits of viral video." PC World. http://tech.msn.com/products/articlepcw.aspx?cp-documentid=5841669&page=2
 * "'Day Shift Manager' is the most popular of the eight videos Sloan and Yonda have produced so far: It's been viewed more than 5 million times on YouTube, according to the Chad Vader Wikipedia page."


 * Detman, Gary. "Covering Up Plumber's Crack" First Coast News December 12 2007. http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/strange/news-article.aspx?storyid=97749
 * "Wikepedia defines "plumber's crack" as a minor exposure of the buttocks and the gluteal cleft between them, often because of low slung trousers."


 * Nelson, Fraser. "The implications of Bhutto's murder" The Business. December 27, 2007.
 * "when established newswires are struggling to get the line straight, the news is quickly established on the web. Her death was proclaimed in hospital she was taken to at 1.15pm GMT. Ten minutes later her, her Wikipedia entry was updated and the "is" changed into "was"." (oldid as used in article - )