Wikipedia article about CNN doesn't mention conservative bias claims

[AmericanErrorist]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN

Please Fix.

[rndmprsn]

1. fucking disgusting....

CNN is the corp news network...any bias would be towards $ and power.

[Jim Lane]

2. So fix it!

Anyone can edit Wikipedia. I just watchlisted the article about CNN, so if a DUer adds some valid information but messes up the formatting, I'll straighten it out.

Yes, this means you. If you know something about conservative bias on CNN, go to the article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CNN and add the information. Remember the official Wikipedia policy: Be bold in editing pages! Also, don't feel you have to write a definitive and comprehensive treatment of the subject. You don't have to make the article perfect; you just have to make it better than it was.

If you'd feel more comfortable adding your content in a we're-all-friends-here setting, go to the Demopedia article: http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/index.php/CNN and put information there about CNN's bias. Those of us who are experienced Wikipedians and who read DU can format it (if necessary) and move it on over to Wikipedia.

It's worth seeing to it that our side of this story (or of any other story) is presented on Wikipedia. According to Alexa, Wikipedia's popularity keeps growing. A few months ago, we passed USA Today's website -- http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=1y&size=medium&compare_sites=usatoday.com&y=t&url=wikipedia.org#top -- and although CNN itself is still ahead of us, we're closing in on them. http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=2y&size=medium&compare_sites=CNN.com&y=t&url=wikipedia.org#top

People not only read Wikipedia, they rely on it. Here's a link to a story on NPR -- http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4506421 (you'll need Real Player or Windows Media Player to listen to it). One of the interviewees, a school librarian, expresses concern about how often students use Wikipedia and how they tend to accept uncritically what they find in it. So, without trying to censor the right-wing point of view, we should make sure that our point of view is there, too.

[cprise]

3. CNN is looking out after shareholders' interests

Commenting on their rightwing bias is all well and good, but we should not expect otherwise from large commercial organizations-- particularly ones that do not broadcast over the public airwaves and hence have no obligation to serve the general public interest.

Democrats need to get a clue here. CNN's earlier behavior was an exception due to the influence of its founder Ted Turner (who was eventually ousted).