Nov 9, 2006 16:13
Friend in high place unblocks Wikipedia, Fortune Magazine
Posted by Doug Crets
I was reading a paper edition of this week's Fortune magazine today and found the oft-quoted Andrew Lih mentioned in the issue.
But that's not as interesting as what a person identified as Shi Zao, who helps to administer the Wikipedia China pages, says about why Wikipedia is now "unblocked" in the Middle Kingdom.
"The Government is now convinced that Wikipedia is neutral," says Shi. Apparently a well-connected friend wrote a letter to the Propaganda Department a week before Wikipedia became unblocked, reported Fortune.
And can anyone explain why Fortune no longer has a link to the magazine and is bound up with only CNN Money now?
But that's not as interesting as what a person identified as Shi Zao, who helps to administer the Wikipedia China pages, says about why Wikipedia is now "unblocked" in the Middle Kingdom.
"The Government is now convinced that Wikipedia is neutral," says Shi. Apparently a well-connected friend wrote a letter to the Propaganda Department a week before Wikipedia became unblocked, reported Fortune.
And can anyone explain why Fortune no longer has a link to the magazine and is bound up with only CNN Money now?
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