So… I’m helping to update the Wikinews report on the recent London bombing. I’m finding this to be a fascinating process. I typed in the G8 statement as I heard it on Australian TV, checked the spelling and posted it in order to get it there ASAP. Before I had a chance to go back and add some information about the circumstances of the statement, someone else, somewhere in the world, had edited my text to append some contextual information, bolded Tony Blair’s name and indented the quote for better formatting.
Welcome to the future of news reportage.