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Wiki goes to war

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posted on 2007-07-01, 00:00 authored by Mat HardyMat Hardy
Since launching nearly six years ago, Wikipedia has exhibited sustained growth as an internet encyclopaedic resource. Amongst the millions of pages, the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict is one of the most revised and popular topics of all, ranking even above the Second World War. Why is this and what do Wikipedia and its daughter project, Wikinews, have to offer history, academia and journalism in their coverage of the Middle East?

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Journal

AQ : Australian quarterly

Volume

79

Issue

4

Season

July-August

Pagination

17 - 22

Publisher

Australian Institute of Political Science

Location

Sydney, N.S.W.

ISSN

1443-3605

Language

eng

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal

Copyright notice

2007, Australian Institute of Political Science

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