Abstract
To contribute to the forum asking "Has Communication Research Made a Difference?," this essay examines whether communication scholarship makes a difference (a) to those who search for information online, (b) in the sense that a primary way our research can make a difference is through its accessibility, and (c) by using the criteria of its presence (or absence) on Wikipedia. In this essay, we reason that Wikipedia is a useful benchmark for online accessibility of public scholarship in that it provides immediate, freely available information to today's diverse global public seeking online answers to questions and relief from problems.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 309-315 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Applied Communication Research |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 22 2010 |
Keywords
- Communication Research
- Public Scholarship
- Wikipedia
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Language and Linguistics