[Foundation-l] WP being edited by lobbying firm

[David Gerard]

On 6 December 2011 10:14, Bod Notbod <bodnotbod at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hardly surprising or new, but something we need to be aware of:
> Wikipedia is being edited by a large lobbying company, Bell Pottinger.
> It removes negative coverage of its clients:
> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/caught-on-camera-top-lobbyists-boasting-how-they-influence-the-pm-6272760.html


This appears itself to be churnalism. How's their actual editorial
record look? Is there substance to these claims, or is this just
bragging?

(I eagerly await WikiProject Press Agency NPOV, dedicated to reviewing
every word written about any Bell Pottinger client ...)


- d.