An LA Times letter to readers sets out a whole slew of nifty little innovations – from dissenting editorials by board members to what they call “Thinking Out Loud,” which boils down to mulling over ideas in public before coming out with a stand.
And then, down near the bottom, this little gem:
Watch next week for the introduction of “wikitorials” ‚Äî an online feature that will empower you to rewrite Los Angeles Times editorials.
(A wiki is a web page or site that visitors can edit and add to. Think of it as a public blackboard where everyone has an eraser and a piece of chalk.)
It’s a tantalizing description. I’ll be interested in seeing how they avoid having it become an arena where partisans simply take turns changing every “Democrat” to “Republican” and back again…
