There have been some instances where using wikis have hit the mainstream news. Three examples are given below.

Georgia gubernatorial campaign manager resigns over wiki page change

In April 2006 the resignation of the campaign manager for a Georgia gubernatorial candidate after being accused of changing an opponent’s Wikipedia biography hit the blogs, including the Politics Online blog, and the news (including Atlanta television news coverage, CNN, and Charleston's Post and Courier).

Content accuracy of Wikipedia vs. Britannica

There has been a running dispute about the accuracy of information in Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica (as introduced in Nature Magazine). You may find the article below comparing Wikipedia and Britannica in accuracy of its science issues interesting, along with the following updates about the evaluation.

Giles, Jim. (December 14, 2005) Internet encyclopaedias go head to head [online] in Nature at http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html

• Update 1 – On December 22, 2005 an update was posted with a downloadable document describing the evaluation process.
• Update 2 – On March 28, 2006 an updated was adding linking to a 20-page PDF response from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. disputing the findings with link to a formal response from Nature
• Also add December 14 News at NATURE.COM Editorial (see Favorites for the new link added)

LA Times wiki experience

FYI - I’m looking for the article about the LA Times experience. Post a comment or send me a message if you have a URL about it.