We analysed 35,000 Wikipedia entries about Australian places. Some sanitised history, others privileged fiction over reality
- Written by Heather Ford, Associate Professor, Communications, University of Technology Sydney
Wikipedia articles related to Australia are overwhelmingly centred on cities, new research has found, with negative aspects of a place sometimes “sanitised” in articles by editors – avoiding mention of discriminatory Australian government policies or violence against First Nations peoples.
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