Similar to Scott's article from the Sydney paper is this one from the
Sunday NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/technology/19wikipedia.html?_r=1&oref=
slogin
Seeing Corporate Fingerprints in Wikipedia Edits
Paula Lichtenberg, Librarian
Keker & Van Nest LLP
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From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Scott Burgh
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 8:52 AM
To: law lib; CALL
Subject: Wikipedia and authority
Greetings:
With the internet, I often raise the issue to the patrons of where does
the authority of the information lie regarding issues such as
credibility, currency, and reliability. While I love Wikipedia as a
starting point, the article link here shows that a hacker's program has
pinpointed origins of Wikipedia edits to indicate that alterations to
the popular online encyclopedia have come from the CIA and the Vatican,
as well as from politicians making their entries more flattering.
Check out the story from the Sydney Morning Herald:
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Technology/CIA-and-Vatican-edit-Wikipedia-ent
ries/2007/08/18/1186857828993.html
Thank you.
Scott Burgh
Chief Law Librarian
City of Chicago Department of Law Library
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