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User:Pi zero/Pillars of Wikinews writing
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:: The need for thorough sourcing also applies to [[WN:original reporting|original reporting]], though it works differently from sourcing of synthesis.  OR is difficult, demanding, and highly esteemed on ''Wikinews''.

* Each article is '''neutral'''.

:: Report the news impartially.  Don't 
ever assert opinions &mdash; attribute them to the party who said them.  Most analysis is opinion, so, if included at all, must likewise be presented as an attributed claim.  If an article focuses on just part of a story, the choice of part must not itself become misleading: the choice must be clear to the reader.

* Each article is '''newsworthy'''.

(contracted; show full)er to.  So you need to explain (succinctly if it's in the lede, yet more in the headline) things like what profession the person is in, what sport the teams plays, what country the city is in or team or person is from.  Don't assume the reader is already familiar with, say, a sensational criminal case, either; they can look up details later (hopefully, on ''Wikinews''&nbsp;:-), but tell them enough that they won't be confused now.

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