6683 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>They also included edits to articles on national affairs such as immigration and the Australian Defence Force Academy, as well as the removal of a claim that Treasurer Peter Costello was known by the nickname ‘Captain Smirk’.</p> <p>Prime Minister John Howard <a href="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22299984-5005961,00.html">denied</a> that he ordered his staff or department to perform the changes, while the Defence Department said it had blocked access to Wikipedia’s editing system. Its computers were found to have been the source of more than 5000 alterations.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>They also included edits to articles on national affairs such as immigration and the Australian Defence Force Academy, as well as the removal of a claim that Treasurer Peter Costello was known by the nickname ‘Captain Smirk’.</Paragraph> <Paragraph>Prime Minister John Howard <Link URL="http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22299984-5005961,00.html" Window="Self">denied</Link> that he ordered his staff or department to perform the changes, while the Defence Department said it had blocked access to Wikipedia’s editing system. Its computers were found to have been the source of more than 5000 alterations.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-08-24T12:03:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>The Australian government has become the latest organisation to face embarrassment over editing of Wikipedia entries.</strong> </p> <p>Thousands of changes by employees at the Defence Department and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have been discovered by tracking site <a href="http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr">WikiScanner</a>, including some rather obscure contributions. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bubishi&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=77315197">One</a> simply stated: <em>“Poo bum dicky wee wee”</em>.</p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>The Australian government has become the latest organisation to face embarrassment over editing of Wikipedia entries.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Thousands of changes by employees at the Defence Department and Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet have been discovered by tracking site <Link URL="http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr" Window="Self">WikiScanner</Link>, including some rather obscure contributions. <Link URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bubishi&amp;diff=prev&amp;oldid=77315197" Window="Self">One</Link> simply stated: <Quote>“Poo bum dicky wee wee”</Quote>.</Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1674 <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> <p>For background on online PR and social media more generally, It's worth reading our (free to registered users) <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-pr-and-social-media-trends-briefing">Social Media Trends Briefing</a></strong> (June 2009). Econsultancy has also published <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/social-media-and-online-pr-digital-marketing-template-files">Social Media and Online PR Template Files</a></strong>, which you can adapt and use for your own projects. For innovation in this space, download our <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/innovation-report">Innovation Report</a></strong>.</p> 364100 Australian government caught editing Wikipedia false 2007-08-24T12:03:00+01:00 australian-government-caught-editing-wikipedia 2009-04-30T03:40:58+01:00 2009-10-13T09:17:03+01:00 337