May 2 - Paul of the TV show
Auction Kings uses part of the
John Quincy Adams article (namely the intro to the article zoomed in on a computer tablet) to help partially authenticate a document purportedly signed by Adams.
April 25 -
WPDH disk jockey John Tobin referred to Wikipedia for the correct age of The Early Show weatherman
Dave Price when talking to him on the air.
November 24 - On BBC News 24 television coverage of the
Alexander Litvinenko poisoning case a reporter can been seen using Wikipedia for background research. During a segment giving in depth coverage on what
Polonium 210 is, the reporter interviewing a chemist could clearly be seen holding notes with the infobox from Wikipedia's Polonium page visible on the top.
August 30 - The
Discovery Channel show MythBusters showed host
Jamie Hyneman browsing Wikipedia in the episode
Earthquake Machine. The specific article on screen cannot be identified clearly, though Hyneman is said to be researching the design of
Nikola Tesla's Houston Street laboratory.
March 25 -
Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible (book) (ISBN 0380807319) is shown in a
PBS television program of the same name. He goes into an internet cafe to research information about
Mount Ararat in connection to
Noah's Ark. Video of Wikipedia's entry on
Marco Polo is shown while Feiler's voice over explains that Marco Polo visited Mount Ararat in 1254. The on-screen video of the Wikipedia article is not making that claim however, it is showing that Marco Polo was born in 1254. The Marco Polo article does not even mention
Mount Ararat directly, though it does mention that Marco Polo traveled in the general area of the mountain.
February 20 -
CNN Headline News story about the new
KKK referenced Wikipedia for brief list of stats and facts about the organization.
January 13 - While discussing
Prince Harry of Wales's wearing of a Nazi uniform at a fancy dress party during
BBC Radio Five Live's morning phone-in, presenter Victoria Derbyshire read the final paragraph of the introductory section of the
Swastika article (on its origin and significance in eastern religions) — unfortunately without attributing it!
Australian interview program
Enough Rope uses Wikipedia as a link for its very high profile interviewee,
Mark Latham. The interview was subect to legal gags, forced off the air, screened later and thus front page news in Australia on
16 September. Due to the late screening, many will go to the program's website to follow up.
^Dr J. Craig Venter (December 4, 2007) [repeated on BBC World TV January 20, 2008].
"The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2007: Dr J Craig Venter – A DNA-Driven World". BBC. Retrieved 2007-01-20. Wikipedia defines a disruptive technology or disruptive innovation as "a technological innovation, product, or service that eventually overturns the existing dominant technology or status quo product in the market."
May 2 - Paul of the TV show
Auction Kings uses part of the
John Quincy Adams article (namely the intro to the article zoomed in on a computer tablet) to help partially authenticate a document purportedly signed by Adams.
April 25 -
WPDH disk jockey John Tobin referred to Wikipedia for the correct age of The Early Show weatherman
Dave Price when talking to him on the air.
November 24 - On BBC News 24 television coverage of the
Alexander Litvinenko poisoning case a reporter can been seen using Wikipedia for background research. During a segment giving in depth coverage on what
Polonium 210 is, the reporter interviewing a chemist could clearly be seen holding notes with the infobox from Wikipedia's Polonium page visible on the top.
August 30 - The
Discovery Channel show MythBusters showed host
Jamie Hyneman browsing Wikipedia in the episode
Earthquake Machine. The specific article on screen cannot be identified clearly, though Hyneman is said to be researching the design of
Nikola Tesla's Houston Street laboratory.
March 25 -
Bruce Feiler, author of Walking the Bible (book) (ISBN 0380807319) is shown in a
PBS television program of the same name. He goes into an internet cafe to research information about
Mount Ararat in connection to
Noah's Ark. Video of Wikipedia's entry on
Marco Polo is shown while Feiler's voice over explains that Marco Polo visited Mount Ararat in 1254. The on-screen video of the Wikipedia article is not making that claim however, it is showing that Marco Polo was born in 1254. The Marco Polo article does not even mention
Mount Ararat directly, though it does mention that Marco Polo traveled in the general area of the mountain.
February 20 -
CNN Headline News story about the new
KKK referenced Wikipedia for brief list of stats and facts about the organization.
January 13 - While discussing
Prince Harry of Wales's wearing of a Nazi uniform at a fancy dress party during
BBC Radio Five Live's morning phone-in, presenter Victoria Derbyshire read the final paragraph of the introductory section of the
Swastika article (on its origin and significance in eastern religions) — unfortunately without attributing it!
Australian interview program
Enough Rope uses Wikipedia as a link for its very high profile interviewee,
Mark Latham. The interview was subect to legal gags, forced off the air, screened later and thus front page news in Australia on
16 September. Due to the late screening, many will go to the program's website to follow up.
^Dr J. Craig Venter (December 4, 2007) [repeated on BBC World TV January 20, 2008].
"The Richard Dimbleby Lecture 2007: Dr J Craig Venter – A DNA-Driven World". BBC. Retrieved 2007-01-20. Wikipedia defines a disruptive technology or disruptive innovation as "a technological innovation, product, or service that eventually overturns the existing dominant technology or status quo product in the market."