Hot Off the Wiki: Dynamics, Practices, and Structures in Wikipedia's Coverage of the Tōhoku Catastrophes

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Hot Off the Wiki: Dynamics, Practices, and Structures in Wikipedia's Coverage of the Tōhoku Catastrophes
Authors
Brian Keegan
Darren Gergle
Noshir Contractor
Publication date
2011
DOI
10.1145/2038558.2038577
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Hot Off the Wiki: Dynamics, Practices, and Structures in Wikipedia's Coverage of the Tōhoku Catastrophes - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2011, written by Brian Keegan, Darren Gergle and Noshir Contractor.

Overview

Wikipedia editors are uniquely motivated to collaborate around current and breaking news events. However, the speed, urgency, and intensity with which these collaborations unfold also impose a substantial burden on editors' abilities to effectively coordinate tasks and process information. Authors analyze the patterns of activity on Wikipedia following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami to understand the dynamics of editor attention and participation, novel practices employed to collaborate on these articles, and the resulting coauthorship structures which emerge between editors and articles. Authors findings have implications for supporting future coverage of breaking news articles, theorizing about motivations to participate in online community, and illuminating Wikipedia's potential role in storing cultural memories of catastrophe.

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Keegan, Brian; Gergle, Darren; Contractor, Noshir. (2011). "[[Hot Off the Wiki: Dynamics, Practices, and Structures in Wikipedia's Coverage of the Tōhoku Catastrophes]]".DOI: 10.1145/2038558.2038577.

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Keegan, Brian; Gergle, Darren; Contractor, Noshir. (2011). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Hot_Off_the_Wiki:_Dynamics,_Practices,_and_Structures_in_Wikipedia's_Coverage_of_the_Tōhoku_Catastrophes">Hot Off the Wiki: Dynamics, Practices, and Structures in Wikipedia's Coverage of the Tōhoku Catastrophes</a>&quot;.DOI: 10.1145/2038558.2038577.