Wikimedia and coverage of COVID-19 in Spanish: collaborative production of knowledge on current issues
Collaborative production of knowledge on current issues
Abstract
The article analyzes the production and use of content on COVID-19 in Wikimedia in Spanish. The arrival of the pandemic motivated collective actions to generate current entries and content, in its mission to provide clear, neutral and reliable information.
Based on a quantitative and qualitative approach of available records, as well as official and community analytical tools, the article investigates: quantity and type of objects generated; pageviews of main articles; editing dynamics and collaborative work; quality and comparison between editions.
The results show collaborative creation dynamics that vary depending on themes, editor motivations and community volume. They allow us to assess the extent to which Wikimedia was a consulted and reliable source, highlighting the place of nonprofit platforms and mass collaboration in a global media ecosystem where mass and social media converge.
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