Wikipedia and the Democratisation of Knowledge I ARTE Documentary

SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/artedocumentary?sub_confirmation=1 In 2001, Jimmy Wales published Hello World, the first article on Wikipedia, inviting people to participate in an encyclopaedic project. Twenty years later, Wikipedia touches all areas of our daily lives and with over 50 million articles, it is the largest encyclopaedia of all time. Wikipedia opened with a promise: to radically democratise the production of knowledge, monopolised for millennia by the elites. Anyone can collaborate on the platform, regardless of education level or social background. But is Wikipedia really a utopia come true? This documentary delves into the heart of the Wikipedia project by interviewing founder Jimmy Wales, prominent academics and the anonymous contributors from around the world without whom the project would not exist, the Wikipedians themselves. Available until the 04/04/2021 ARTE Documentary is here to tell you more about what’s going on in the world of culture and current affairs with powerful, refreshing and entertaining docs subtitled in English for our international fans. Discover a whole world on #ARTEdocumentary 💡 Want more from ARTE? Watch more of our programmes on ARTE.tv: ARTE in English 👉 https://www.arte.tv/en/ Subscribe to our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVogAsASqbceBmQMi1WA39g You can also find us on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ARTE.tv Twitter: https://twitter.com/ARTEen #Wikipedia #Assange #ARTEdocumentary


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