The Framing of Political NGOs in Wikipedia through Criticism Elimination

Bibliographic Data

ID12972199
AuthorsAndre Oboler (0000-0003-3569-6776, corresponding author), Gerald M Steinberg (0000-0003-2356-6210, Bar-Ilan University), Gerald Steinberg, Rephael Stern (Brandeis University)
Year2010
Volume7
Issue4
Pages284-299
Publication date2010-10-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Information Technology & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1933-169X • E-ISSN: 1933-1681
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19331680903577822
OpenAlexW1979640232
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited17

This article introduces criticism elimination, a type of information removal leading to a framing effect that impairs Wikipedia's delivery of a neutral point of view (NPOV) and ultimately facilitates a new form of gatekeeping with political science and information technology implications. This article demonstrates a systematic use of criticism elimination and categorizes the editors responsible into four types. We show that some types use criticism elimination to dominate and manipulate articles to advocate political and ideological agendas. We suggest mitigation approaches to criticism elimination. The research is interdisciplinary and based on empirical analysis of the public edit histories

Criticism · Epistemology · Framing (construction · Gatekeeping · Ideology · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Sociology · History · Law · Open Source Software Innovations · Philosophy · Social Media and Politics · Wikis in Education and Collaboration

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