Ben Macintyre

Ben Macintyre is a columnist writing for The Times newspaper. His columns range from current affairs to historical controversies. In July 2006, Macintyre wrote an article in The Times entitled [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,1068-2279162,00.html How wiki-wiki can get sticky] , criticising the limitations of Wikipedia. He cited the self-regulation system as inadequate when literally "anyone" could add supposed 'facts' to wikipedia, despite the fact that they could be "nutters". However, he also clearly states that whilst Wikipedia "should always be taken with a pinch of salt", these problems ought to disappear as more people "contribute and revise" articles, putting a positive slant on the project.

Author

Macintyre is the author of a book on the gentleman criminal Adam Worth, "The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief".cite book
last = Macintyre
first = Ben
title = The Napoleon of Crime: The Life and Times of Adam Worth, Master Thief
year = 1997
publisher = Delta
id = ISBN 0-385-31993-2
doi = ]
He also wrote "The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan".cite book
last = Macintyre
first = Ben
title = The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan
year = 2004
publisher = FSG Books
id = ISBN 0-374-20178-1
doi = ]

Notes

He has just written Agent Zigzag a true story of a double Agent in the second world war

External links

* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6-2279162,00.html "How wiki-wiki can get sticky"] , article about the Wikipedia and the way the death of Kenneth Lay was reported, by Ben Macintyre, for The Times, July 21, 2006
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/ben_macintyre/ "Ben Macintyre, columnist"] , is Macintyre's op-ed page at the Times.