Wikipedia confusion follows Lay death
United Press International - 3 hours ago
ASPEN, Colo., July 10 (UPI) -- The death of Enron founder Kenneth Lay had been repeatedly misrepresented on Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia before the facts ...

What should we make of the death of former Enron chairman, Ken Lay? Was it divine justice or an easy path out? Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, prematurely stated that Lay died of an "of an apparent suicide." But, according to Mesa County (Colo.) Coroner Robert Kutzman, the cause of Lay's death was coronary artery disease . In defense of conspiracy theorists, the possibility of Lay

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When former Enron CEO Ken Lay died last week, it took no longer than a few hours for Reuters to put out this Wikipedia hit piece, basically saying that Wikipedia "prompt[ed] confusion" regarding Lay's death.



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Wikipedia, Ken Lay, and the Problem of Neutrality
NewsBusters - 30 minutes ago
Apparently, many liberals out there are letting their anger out in the strangest place, Lay's entry in the online community encyclopedia, Wikipedia. ...

Lay’s death proves a challenge for Wikipedia
Legalbrief (subscription), South Africa - 46 minutes ago
The death of former Enron chief Kenneth Lay underscored the challenges facing online encyclopedia Wikipedia, which as the news was breaking offered a variety ...

Errors fly on Wikipedia after Lay died by heart attack or suicide ...
Birmingham News, AL - 14 minutes ago
... founder. It further exposed the critical weakness of Wikipedia that prevents it from becoming the go-to source for Internet knowledge that it ought to be. ...

The surprise death of Kenneth L. Lay did more than throw a monkey wrench into the government's plans to jail and fine the Enron Corp. founder. It further exposed the critical weakness of Wikipedia that prevents it from becoming the go-to source for Internet knowledge that it ought to be.

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The surprise death of Kenneth L. Lay last week did more than throw a monkey wrench into the government's plans to jail and fine the Enron Corp. founder. It further exposed the critical weakness of Wikipedia that prevents it from becoming the go-to source for Internet knowledge that it ought to be.

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An interesting take on the dynamics of Wikipedia during a breaking story.



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