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3:36PM Nick Broughall | Yep, we’re still hating on the politicians today. This time though, it’s the pollies who not only want their crackers, but want to edit them on Wikipedia as well.
Online Young Journalist of the Year Asher Moses over at SMH (congrats Asher!) tells us that the politicians changing their own entries to remove information that is either incorrect or biased. What’s more, Parliamentary Librarian Roxanne Missingham is emailing MPs instructions on how to do it.
The problem with this is that it contravenes Wikipedia’s conflict of interest guidelines. And while most edits have been done simply to correct factual errors, there are some changes that remove criticisms of the politicians, or remove biographical information, like Alexander Downer’s wealthy family background. More »
Now Australian Politicians Are Editing Their Own Wikipedia Entries
3:36PM Nick Broughall | Yep, we’re still hating on the politicians today. This time though, it’s the pollies who not only want their crackers, but want to edit them on Wikipedia as well.
Online Young Journalist of the Year Asher Moses over at SMH (congrats Asher!) tells us that the politicians changing their own entries to remove information that is either incorrect or biased. What’s more, Parliamentary Librarian Roxanne Missingham is emailing MPs instructions on how to do it.
The problem with this is that it contravenes Wikipedia’s conflict of interest guidelines. And while most edits have been done simply to correct factual errors, there are some changes that remove criticisms of the politicians, or remove biographical information, like Alexander Downer’s wealthy family background. More » 
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G-Men Finally Clear Out of 1 Infinite Loop For Good
12:03AM John Mahoney | The Wall Street Journal today is reporting that the Justice Department has concluded its criminal investigation into Apple’s stock backdating shenanigans once and for all. Everything’s coming up Jobs! More »
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Samsung Chairman Resigns Amidst Scandal Storm
6:36PM Jesus Diaz | Samsung Group Chairman Lee Kun-hee has resigned today after the US$113 million tax evasion scandal investigated in a special prosecution probe, which has finally led to formal charges, but no arrests. Kun-hee apologised deeply, taking full responsibility. Other members of the board are resigning too. We can only hope that the Samsung product shot ninja bombshells are staying. [AP] More »
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