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 | This is an essay on the Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources policy. It contains the advice or opinions of one or more Wikipedia contributors. This page is not an encyclopedia article, nor is it one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines, as it has not been thoroughly vetted by the community. Some essays represent widespread norms; others only represent minority viewpoints. |
 | This page in a nutshell: Don't just assume that something is true just because it is from a "reliable source." Examine the content of the article throughly as you would any other source before using it as a citation. Scrutiny should still be applied to articles from the mainstream media, and there are certain things to watch out for. |
In any professional community, skepticism is considered a good trait in an individual. This can be extended to the Wikipedia community. If it was 10 years ago, there would be no reason to question the authenticity of the mainstream media." But in recent times, concerns have been raised pertaining to the neutrality of these organizations. One thing that I have noticed about Wikipedia is that articles from major news organizations do not receive the same amount of editor scrutiny as articles from smaller organizations. In fact, what happens most of the time is someone tries using a conservative newspaper as a source, and is immediately reverted with cries of "z0mg u must use da WP:RELIABLE sources!"Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).,