The world according to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia is in a constant state of update, as tens of thousands of contributors work to ensure the site’s content is correct.But now an innovation on the site has confirmed a long-held suspicion: that Wikipedia is a prime target for spin-doctoring.A new identification program on the site reveals that some of the most prolific contributors to Wikipedia are the CIA, the British Labour Party and the Vatican – and they are not just updating their own entries.
http://abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/16/2007049.htm
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2172052,00.asp
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=10458340
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/16/AR2007081601727.html
Program shows CIA behind Wikipedia entries
The world according to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia is in a constant state of update, as tens of thousands of contributors work to ensure the site’s content is correct. But now an innovation on the site has confirmed a long-held suspicion: that Wikipedia is a prime target for spin-doctoring. A new identification program on the site reveals that some of the most prolific contributors to Wikipedia are the CIA, the British Labour Party and the Vatican – and they are not just updating their own entries.