The value of this post is that it shows that imbalance in coverage is something that exists in traditional media, online sources like Wikipedia, and therefore in automated knowledge systems. It's not just an AI thing. Here's how it happens: "Wikipedia authors are required to cite sources when they write or edit articles, and a severe lack of media coverage on floods and other disasters in underreported regions makes the corresponding Wikipedia articles inevitably less detailed." It doesn't help that most of Wikipedia's editors come from a single demographic. "The vast majority of editors are white men... and people living in countries that tend to be ignored by Wikipedia editors might also be missing out on an important benefit that Wikipedia provides to higher-income communities as disasters are happening."
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