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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Survey finds majority of [b]Wikipedia entries contain factual errors[/b]
EurekAlert (press release)
NEW YORK (April 17, 2012) — Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published today in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal.



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Survey finds majority of [b]Wikipedia entries contain factual errors[/b]
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NEW YORK (April 17, 2012) — Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published today in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal.



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Survey Finds Most [b]Wikipedia Entries Contain Factual Errors[/b]
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Newswise — NEW YORK (April 17, 2012) — Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published today in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Survey finds majority of [b]Wikipedia entries contain factual errors[/b]
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Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published recently in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal. Findings from the research will ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Ex-Kansas Coach Mark Mangino Has [b]Wikipedia Page Defaced[/b]
Lost Lettermen
Hefty ex-Kansas coach Mark Mangino has been the target of weight jokes for years. Now it's become official – well, sort of. Check the screenshot below, courtesy of Kegs 'N Eggs, which shows the defacement of Mangino's Wikipedia page.



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Most [b]Wikipedia Entries About Companies Contain Factual Errors, Study Finds[/b]
Science Daily (press release)
ScienceDaily (Apr. 17, 2012) — Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published recently in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal.

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Survey Finds Majority Of [b]Wikipedia Entries Contain Factual Errors[/b]
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By Newsroom America Staff at 2:39 pm Eastern (Newsroom America) -- Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published today in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Up To 60 Percent Of [b]Wikipedia Entries About Companies Incorrect[/b]
Science 2.0
Wikipedia is crowdsourced knowledge and therefore discourages people from writing about themselves. As a result, 60 percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published in Public Relations Journal.

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />60 Percent of [b]Wikipedia Entries about Companies Contain Errors[/b]
The Atlantic Wire
As much as we'd love to trust the Internet's favorite crowdsourced store of knowledge, it's time to face the truth: It's a flawed system. A new study published in the Public Relations Journal shows that a stunning 60 percent of articles about specific ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Survey finds majority of [b]Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors[/b]
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Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to research published today in the Public Relations Society of America's (PRSA) scholarly publication, Public Relations Journal. Findings from the research will help ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Many [b]Wikipedia entries contain factual errors[/b]
Newstrack India
Washington, April 18 (ANI): A new study has pointed out that sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors. The findings will help establish a baseline of understanding for how public relations professionals work with ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors, says researcher[/b]
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Washington: Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors: study[/b]
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Washington, April 18: Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors: Report[/b]
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: Sixty per cent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors, says researcher[/b]
Newstrack India
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors, says researcher[/b]
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WASHINGTON: Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Many [b]Wikipedia entries on companies contain factual errors[/b]
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Washington: A new study has pointed out that sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors. The findings will help establish a baseline of understanding for how public relations professionals work with Wikipedia editors to ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors, says researcher[/b]
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Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia entries ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors, says researcher[/b]
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Washington, April 18 — Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />60 pc of [b]Wikipedia entries contain errors?[/b]
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WASHINGTON, USA: Sixty per cent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />60 pc of [b]Wikipedia entries have factual errors[/b]
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Washington: Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Up to six in ten articles on [b]Wikipedia contain factual errors[/b]
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By Amy Oliver The number of factual errors shows just how unreliable it can be to use the online resource as a sole means of digging up information. Yet millions base everything from school homework to corporate presentations using facts and figures ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />`Many [b]Wikipedia entries contain factual errors`[/b]
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Washington: A new study has pointed out that sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors. The findings will help establish a baseline of understanding for how public relations professionals work with Wikipedia editors to ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors, says researcher[/b]
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Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia entries ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Iffy-pedia: Up to six in ten articles on [b]Wikipedia contain factual errors[/b]
Daily Mail
By Amy Oliver The number of factual errors shows just how unreliable it can be to use the online resource as a sole means of digging up information. Yet millions base everything from school homework to corporate presentations using facts and figures ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />60% [b]Wikipedia entries have factual errors[/b]
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Sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia entries ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Iffy-pedia: Up to six in ten articles on [b]Wikipedia contain factual errors[/b]
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By Amy Oliver The number of factual errors shows just how unreliable it can be to use the online resource as a sole means of digging up information. Yet millions base everything from school homework to corporate presentations using facts and figures ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />PRs take note: 60% of [b]Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual mistakes[/b]
Daily Mail
By Amy Oliver Sixty per cent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, research published today shows. More surprising is the number of public relations staff who either do not realise their company has a Wikipedia page or, ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Six out of 10 [b]Wikipedia business entries contain factual errors[/b]
Telegraph.co.uk
Six out of 10 entries about businesses on internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia contain factual errors, reveals a new study. Often used when people are trying to figure out what that guy in the film they are watching has been in before, a new study reveals ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />60 per cent [b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors: Researcher[/b]
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Sixty per cent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia entries ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Six out of 10 [b]Wikipedia business entries contain factual errors[/b]
Irish Independent
SIX out of 10 entries about businesses on internet encyclopaedia Wikipedia contain factual errors, reveals a new study. Often used when people are trying to figure out what that guy in the film they are watching has been in before, a new study reveals ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />Majority of [b]Wikipedia Articles Contain Factual Errors[/b]
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Dr. Marcia DiStaso of the Penn State University has found that sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors. The findings, published today in the Public Relations Journal, will help establish a baseline of understanding ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />`60% [b]Wikipedia entries contain factual errors`[/b]
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Washington: A new study has pointed out that sixty percent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors. The findings will help establish a baseline of understanding for how public relations professionals work with Wikipedia editors to ...



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />60% [b]Wikipedia entries have factual errors, latest research says[/b]
Newstrack India
If you are extremely internet savvy and always believe on web for accessing information regarding any business or company, may face chagrin any time especially in group discussion and interviews as 60% of data entries in World's biggest online ...

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<img alt="" height="1" width="1" />[b]Wikipedia entries full of factual errors, says researcher[/b]
Times of India
WASHINGTON: Sixty per cent of Wikipedia articles about companies contain factual errors, according to a new research, which warned people not to rely on the website for accurate and balanced information. "It does not surprise me that so many Wikipedia ...

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