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What the data says about Wikipedia on its 25th anniversary – Pew Research Center
Short Reads, January 13, 2026 Wikipedia at 25: What the data tells us By Skyler Seets, Anna Lieb, and Aaron Smith On Jan. 15, 2001, the earliest edit found on Wikipedia’s homepage announced, “This is the new WikiPedia!” Twenty-five years later, Wikipedia remains a key source of knowledge on the internet, attracting millions of visitors…
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Robert Redford, actor, director, environmentalist, dead at 89 | CNN
By Tricia Escobedo Robert Redford, the dashing actor and Oscar-winning director who eschewed his status as a Hollywood leading man to champion causes close to his heart, has died, according to his publicist Cindi Berger, Chairman and CEO of Rogers and Cowan PMK. He was 89. “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at…
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Bringing Wikipedia into the Library | American Libraries Magazine
Editor’s Note: I disagree with this article. The site, and its keepers, and the tools used, are not friendly for librarians or most others. It is dominated by those who turn away criticism, replace materials without reason, and seek to keep out those who don’t follow them. The hierarchy of the old guard keeps out…
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How Social Media Endangers Knowledge | WIRED
Social networks train us to focus on images and emotions, sapping the quest for knowledge. Social networks, though, have since colonized the web for television’s values. From Facebook to Instagram, the medium refocuses our attention on videos and images, rewarding emotional appeals—‘like’ buttons—over rational ones. Instead of a quest for knowledge, it engages us in…
