There have been some instances where using wikis have hit the mainstream news. Some examples are given below.

Wikipedia Founder Breaks Up With Girlfriend Via Wikipedia

In March 2008, TheRegister and switched.com (posted on AOL News) reported that Wikipedia co-founder Jim Wales announced the termination of relations with his fling, former Fox News correspondent Rachel Marsden via an update on Wikipedia and then IM'd her later. His statement has since been moved to his personal blog.

WikiLeaks in the News

In 2008, WikiLeaks is making the news over sensitive documents leaked regarding rules of engagement in Iraq (New York Times), an order to shutdown the site (BBC News), free speech concerns about the site shutdown (The Christian Science Monitor), and the lifting of the injunction to shutdown the site (Los Angeles Times)

Georgia gubernatorial campaign manager resigns over wiki page change

In April 2006 the resignation of the campaign manager for a Georgia gubernatorial candidate after being accused of changing an opponent’s Wikipedia biography hit the blogs, including the Politics Online blog, and the news (including Atlanta television news coverage, CNN, and Charleston's Post and Courier).

Content accuracy of Wikipedia vs. Britannica

There has been a running dispute about the accuracy of information in Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Britannica (as introduced in Nature Magazine). You may find the article below comparing Wikipedia and Britannica in accuracy of its science issues interesting, along with the following updates about the evaluation.

Giles, Jim. (December 14, 2005) Internet encyclopaedias go head to head [online] in Nature at http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html

• Update 1 – On December 22, 2005 an update was posted with a downloadable document describing the evaluation process.
• Update 2 – On March 28, 2006 an updated was adding linking to a 20-page PDF response from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. disputing the findings with link to a formal response from Nature
• Also add December 14 News at NATURE.COM Editorial (see Favorites for the new link added)

LA Times wiki experience

FYI - I’m looking for the article about the LA Times experience. Post a comment or send me a message if you have a URL about it.