There are a few differences between a Blog and a Wiki. All media has an intended audience and a set of content creators, these forms of media do target the same source nor share content creators. Neither one is more valid than the other as both are as factual as the sources they provide, both are biased towards the views of the author(s). This is where the differences begin, the authors of the wiki or blog.
A Blog is usually a single author with a very directed point of view. A wiki on the other hand can be a single author but it is usually a collaboration of authors, both formal and informal collaborations, all weighing in on the same subject.
A Blog has a certain characteristic to it which draws like minded people to that specific author. Where as a wiki tends to have less character and more information. This is again because of the difference in authorship, one versus the many.
Finally a Blog has a direct audience, fans or like thinkers, and as such has a narrower purpose. A wiki reaches the masses in it's generalization of knowledge and lack of individual writing style. So once again the authors dictate the differences between Blogs and wikis.
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