Slate reporter Chris Wilson -- author of “The Wisdom of the Chaperones Digg, Wikipedia, and the myth of Web 2.0 democracy” -- reveals the dirty little secret about the mythical wisdom of the crowd that never materialized.

Show notes:

4:55 - Wilson shares his secret about user-generated content websites that is little known among the general readership.

7:51 - Wilson on the pros and cons of social media websites. 9:49 - Wilson on the public’s perception of Wikipedia and Digg.

10:43 - Wilson explains his views on Wikipedia from a journalistic standpoint.

17:43 - Wilson reveals the social news editing models he thinks work best.

24:16 - Wilson on the fate of print news publishing.

27:30 - End

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