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User:Pi zero/Pillars of Wikinews writing
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: A synthesis article must have at least two mutually independent, trust-worthy sources verifying the focal news event of the article.  This helps you achieve, though does not guarantee, accuracy, newsworthiness (below), and neutrality (below).

: Everything in the article must be verifiable from the sources, except ''really obvious'' things, like "Paris is in France."

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strongly recommend you read all the sources '''before''' starting to write.  This helps with presentation (below) and neutrality (below).

: The need for thorough sourcing also applies to [[WN:original reporting|original reporting]], though it works differently from sourcing of synthesis.  OR requires '''detailed''' reporter's notes,; can at its upper end be very labor-intensive &mdash, at its upper end; and is highly esteemed on ''Wikinews''.

[[file:BluePillar.svg|47px|alt=Third pillar|]] Each article is '''neutral'''.

: Report the news impartially.  Don't assert opinions &mdash; attribute them to the party who said them.  Most analysis is opinion and as such, if included at all, must be attributed.  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.

(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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