Wikipedia’s the only striking site that got the mainstream media interested. There’s been 4 million lookups on Wikipedia’s zipcode finder so far today. (Full data will be released in a day or two, when the WMF staff have had any sleep.) Wikipedia took the entire existence of SOPA mainstream.
I may be biased because the UK mainstream electronic media coverage has been substantial—I’ve been doing radio for two days, others have been doing television (including Jimmy Wales on Newsnight, which is seriously important here). I don’t know what the US media coverage landscape looks like—has it hit mainstream electronic media, or are they treating it as something those funny Internet people are making a fuss about?
I don’t know what the US media coverage landscape looks like—has it hit mainstream electronic media, or are they treating it as something those funny Internet people are making a fuss about?
Articles either displaying the blackout logo or directly mentioning Wikipedia in the headline are above the fold on cnn.com and nytimes.com, and below the fold on MSNBC. Most of the editorials I see look to be coming down on the opposition side. Don’t see anything on the SF Chronicle front page.
I don’t follow US news much, but it looks like it’s got some attention.
My prior agrees, but have any evidence?
Wikipedia’s the only striking site that got the mainstream media interested. There’s been 4 million lookups on Wikipedia’s zipcode finder so far today. (Full data will be released in a day or two, when the WMF staff have had any sleep.) Wikipedia took the entire existence of SOPA mainstream.
I may be biased because the UK mainstream electronic media coverage has been substantial—I’ve been doing radio for two days, others have been doing television (including Jimmy Wales on Newsnight, which is seriously important here). I don’t know what the US media coverage landscape looks like—has it hit mainstream electronic media, or are they treating it as something those funny Internet people are making a fuss about?
(Edit: The post-blackout press release. 8 million zipcode lookups.)
Articles either displaying the blackout logo or directly mentioning Wikipedia in the headline are above the fold on cnn.com and nytimes.com, and below the fold on MSNBC. Most of the editorials I see look to be coming down on the opposition side. Don’t see anything on the SF Chronicle front page.
I don’t follow US news much, but it looks like it’s got some attention.
Congratulations on the media coverage!