Correction: The story “Schweitzer staffer changes ‘Wiki’ entry” is linked on the Great Falls Tribune website HERE. It is on the right side of the page.

In a follow-up to my recent commentary called “More Tampering” it appears the “Wikipedia” editor for the Governor is none other than his spokeswoman, Sarah Elliott (see story below).

She claims it is part of her job. Maybe editing things like this is part of the job, but deleting whole sections is probably taking it just a little too far. The information deleted was accurate and it was sourced. Currently, the information about the Governor’s speech to the trial lawyers convention in July is not listed on his Wikipedia entry.

The U of M College Republicans discovered someone had been deleting the information on Wikipedia about Governor Schweitzer’s tampering with the 2006 U.S. Senate election here in Montana. It appears it was being edited/deleted from a state-owned computer.

The Great Falls Tribune has the story in their hard copy edition, which is posted below. The story appeared in the Thursday, September 18, 2008, edition on Page 3, Section M: