Now here's something to chew on...
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/278832_slug26.html
its a seemingly normal article about a slug. However what I find interesting is this part:
"It (the slug) also can transmit the tobacco mosaic virus, which is particularly infectious to tobacco, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and several ornamental flowers, according to customs officials and Wikipedia.org. "
I've read before how grad students are starting to reference Wiki, but this is the first time I've seen print journalists do so. For my relatives, Wikipedia is essentially a democratic knowledge base where any user can post a definition and leave it to others to decide if it should stay or what should be changed.
So is this a good thing or a bad thing? Is this lazy journalism?
