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honest debate and dissent. Much scientific research is funded by companies with an interest in the outcome of the experiments, and such research makes its way into peer-reviewed journals. For example, pharmaceutical companies may fund research on their new medication Pax-Luv. If you are a scientist doing research funded by the manufacturer of Pax-Luv, you may be tempted (or pressured) into downplaying adverse information about the drug. Resistance may cause you to lose your funding. Journals can also have conflicts of interest due to their funding sources. Some profit from
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that these sources are non-independent, or even biased. What matters for independence is whether they stand to gain from it. For example, a drug company publishing about their own products in a pharmaceutical journal is a non-independent source. The same type of article, written by a government researcher, would be an independent source.
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protege who runs a film review website ("Fully Independent Critic.com"), and if filmmaker Y instructs "Independent Critic" to praise or attack film Q, then filmmaker Y and Fully Independent Critic.com might not be independent, even though they are not related by ownership, contract or any legal means.
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source. A first-party, non-independent source about the president of an environmental lobby group would be a report published by that lobby group's communications branch. A third-party source is not affiliated with the event, not paid by the people who are involved, and not otherwise likely to have a
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between a third-party source and an independent one. An "independent" source is one that has no vested interest in the subject. For example, the independent source will not earn any extra money by convincing readers of its viewpoint. A "third-party" source is one that is not directly involved in any
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In particular, many academic journals are sometimes said to be "biased", but the fact that education journals are in favor of education, pharmaceutical journals are in favor of pharmaceutical drugs, journals about specific regions write about the people and places in that region, etc., does not mean
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However, less direct interests can be harder to see and more subjective to establish. Caution must be used in accepting sources as independent. Suppose a non-profit organization named "Grassroots Reach-out Accountability Sustainability ("GRASS") writes a press release calling Foo Petrochemicals "the
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Any publication put out by an organization is clearly not independent of any topic that organization has an interest in promoting. In some cases, the conflict of interest is easy to see. For example, suppose Foo Petrochemicals Inc. wrote an article about a chemical spill caused by Foo Petrochemicals
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Non-independent sources may be used to source content for articles, but the connection of the source to the topic must be clearly identified. For example, "Organization X said 10,000 people showed up to protest" is OK when using material published by the organization, but "10,000 people showed up to
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make Knowledge (XXG) editors suspect that sources from these people will give more importance to advancing their own interests (personal, financial, legal, etc.) in the topic than to advancing knowledge about the topic. Sources by involved family members, employees, and officers of organizations are
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searches and other searches that editors commonly use to locate reliable sources. Usually, but not always, a press release will be identified as such. Many less reputable news sources will write an article based almost exclusively on a press release, making only minor modifications. When using news
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between a third-party source and an independent one, most of Knowledge (XXG)'s policies and guidelines use the terms interchangeably, and most sources that are third-party also happen to be independent. Note that a third party is not necessarily independent. For example, if famous filmmaker Y has a
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If multiple reliable publications have discussed a topic, or better still debated a topic, then that improves the topic's probability of being covered in Knowledge (XXG). First, multiple sources that have debated a subject will reliably demonstrate that the subject is worthy of notice. Second, and
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Arguably, an independent and reliable source is not always objective enough or knowledgeable to evaluate a subject. There are many instances of biased coverage by journalists, academics, and critics. Even with peer review and fact-checking, there are instances where otherwise reliable publications
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These simple examples need to be interpreted with all the facts and circumstances in mind. For example, a newspaper that depends on advertising revenue might not be truly independent in their coverage of the local businesses that advertise in the paper. As well, a newspaper owned by person X might
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However, most of Knowledge (XXG)'s policies and guidelines use the terms interchangeably, and most published sources that are third-party also happen to be independent. Except when directly specified otherwise in the policy or guideline, it is sufficient for a source to be either independent or
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The peer-review process does not guarantee independence of a source. Journal policies on conflicts of interest vary. Caution is needed on topics with large commercial interests at stake, where controversy may be manufactured, and genuinely controversial topics where there may be a great deal of
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Every possible combination of these three traits has been seen in sources on Knowledge (XXG). Any combination of these three traits can produce a source that is usable for some purpose in a Knowledge (XXG) article. Identifying these characteristics will help you determine how you can use these
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was created as an expansion of the neutral point of view policy, to allow information to be checked for any form of bias. It has been noticed, however, that some articles are sourcing their content solely from the topic itself, which creates a level of bias within an article. Where this
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in developing countries, and they may personally strongly favor teaching all children how to read, regardless of gender or socioeconomic status. Yet if the author gains no personal benefit from the education of these children, then the publication is an independent source on the topic.
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viewpoints, to achieve this goal, articles must demonstrate that the topic they are covering has been mentioned in reliable sources independent of the topic itself. These sources should be independent of both the topic and of Knowledge (XXG), and should be of the standard described in
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may state that Foo Barkeley was onstage at a rock concert ("Foo Barkeley was one of the opening acts who performed on May 1, 2017 at the venue". This is arguably a "bare mention"; yes the NYT says that Foo performed, but they don't say whether the concert was good or noteworthy).
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exists for required disclosures on medical journals, but nearly 90% of the biggest medical journals fail to report potential conflicts of interests of their editors, leading to scarce confidence on the correct handling of conflicts of interests in the contents they publish.
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Inc.. This is not an independent source on the spill, nor on how green, nature-loving and environment-saving Foo is. If the source is written by a public relations firm hired by Foo, it's the same as if it were written by Foo, itself. Foo and the hired PR firm both have a
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A source can be biased without compromising its independence. When a source strongly approves or disapproves of something, but it has no connection to the subject and does not stand to benefit directly from promoting that view, then the source is still independent.
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Indiscriminate but independent sources may be reliable – for example, an online travel guide may provide accurate information for every single hotel and restaurant in a town – but the existence of this information should be considered skeptically when determining
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Interest in a topic becomes vested when the source (the author, the publisher, etc.) develops any financial or legal relationship to the topic. An interest in this sense may be either positive or negative. An example of a positive interest is writing about
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Independent sources are distinguished by their lack of any direct influence with the subjects involved. Knowledge (XXG) encourages the use of independent sources because these sources are typically associated with reliability, a lack of bias, and factual
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In the case of a Knowledge (XXG) article about a website, for example, independent sources would include an article in a newspaper which describes the site, but a reference to the site itself would lack independence (and would instead be considered a
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transaction related to the subject, but may still have a financial or other vested interest in the outcome. For example, if a lawsuit between two people may result in one person's insurance company paying a claim, then that insurance company is a
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playing for the first time or a major touring group. Sometimes, WP editors think that because a reliable source mentions a certain band, book, film or other topic, this confers notability on the book, film or other topic. Not necessarily. The
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Independent studies, if available, are preferred. It may be best to include a source with a potential conflict of interest. In this case, it's important to identify the connection between the source and topic: "A study by X found that Y."
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to verify a subject in independent sources, or else the subject may not have a separate article in Knowledge (XXG). There is no requirement that every article currently contain citations to such sources, although it is highly desirable.
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Production company website, publishing company website, website for the book/album/movie, instruction manuals published by the video game's maker, album sleeve notes, book jacket copy, autobiography by the musician, actor, etc.
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No. 1 savior of the environment and the planet". Does GRASS have a conflict of interest? Well, the GRASS.com website says GRASS is 100% independent and community-based. However, closer research may reveal that GRASS was
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tag, for articles which do not meet the criteria for speedy deletion, but are uncontroversial deletion candidates. This allows the article to be deleted after seven days if nobody objects. For more information, see
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Independence alone is not a guarantee that the source is accurate or reliable for a given purpose. Independent sources may be outdated, self-published, mistaken, or not have a reputation for fact-checking.
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sources whose editorial integrity you are uncertain of, and an article reads like a press release, it is crucial to check to see that the source is not simply recycling a press release (a practice called "
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is clearly not an independent source as it is usually written either by the business or organization it is written about, or by a business or person hired by or affiliated with the organization (e.g., a
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protest" is not. Similarly, it is undesirable to say "Pax-Luv is the top tranquilizer" (without attribution) instead of "Pax-Luv's manufacturer, Umbrella Cor., says Pax-Luv is the top tranquilizer".
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by unnamed corporations who gave the organization lots of money to pursue these "independent" agendas. U.S. funding laws allow such anonymity. Many other countries have stricter transparency laws.
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states that "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article."
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state, and someone may only need to find the appropriate sources to verify the subject's importance. Consider asking for help with sources at the article's talk page, or at the relevant
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is a source that has no vested interest in a given Knowledge (XXG) topic and therefore is commonly expected to cover the topic from a disinterested perspective. Independent sources have
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Are you wondering what happened to the "second party"? That's a nearly archaic term for the defendant in a civil lawsuit. In sourcing terms, there's only first-party and third-party.
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equally important, these reliable sources will allow editors to verify certain facts about the subject that make it significant, and write an encyclopedic article that meets our
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Primary sources are the wellspring of the original material, e.g., an autobiography, a politician's speech about their own campaign goals or quoted material from a holy text.
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In sectors where conflicts of interests are rampant, it may be preferable to assume that a publication is affected by a conflict of interest unless proven otherwise. Stronger
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The Bippledorp 9000's man­u­fac­turer calls it "a landmark in the history of music and the most leg­end­ary pedal in rock"; an in­de­pend­ent magazine review may call it "a
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within an article, all of the related articles by the same publishing syndicate, no matter how widely they were sold, are treated as the same single source. (See also:
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company "You Pay, We Print It!" to print 100,000 copies of his treatise praising asbestos, we don't know if Barkeley's views on asbestos are reliable.
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is one that is entirely independent of the subject being covered, e.g., a newspaper reporter covering a story that they are not involved in except
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functionality before considering their merger or deletion. If an article to be deleted is likely to be re-created under the same name, it may be
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Non-independent sources should never be used to support claims of notability, but can with caution be used to fill in noncontroversial details.
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in an article. It also ensures articles can catalog a topic's worth and its role and achievements within society, rather than offering
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states that "Articles should be based upon reliable, third-party published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy."
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state that "If no reliable, third-party sources can be found for an article topic, Knowledge (XXG) should not have an article on it."
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by its manufacturer might call it the "greatest invention in the history of electric guitar"; in contrast, an independent review in
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vested-interest sources. This requirement for independent sources is so as to determine that the topic can be written about without
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experts, the International Guitar Pedal Institute, may declare in 1989 that the "Bippledorp 9000 pedal is the first pedal to use a
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magazine may simply make factual statements about its features and call it an "incremental tweak to existing pedal features".
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In general, press releases have effusive praise, rather than factual statements. A press release about the Bippledorp 9000
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An article that currently is without third-party sources should not always be deleted. The article may merely be in an
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It doesn't matter if you love it or hate it. If you aren't selling it, you're probably an independent source about it.
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to the subject's own views. Using independent sources helps protect the project from people using Knowledge (XXG) for
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Press releases cannot be used to support claims of notability and should be used cautiously for other assertions.
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This page provides additional information about concepts in the page(s) it supplements. This page is not one of
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and fact-checking. In general, the more people engaged in checking facts, the more reliable the publication.
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For cases where you are unsure about deletion or believe others might object, nominate the article for the
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For the definition of independent source when evaluating notability of a corporation or organization, see
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is the only source available on the topic, this bias is impossible to correct. Such articles tend to be
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Knowledge (XXG) strives to be of the highest standard possible, and to avoid writing on topics from a
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Knowledge (XXG) does not allow editors to improve an article with their own criticisms or corrections
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In determining the type of source, there are three separate, basic characteristics to identify:
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Syndicated news pieces may be independent of the subject matter, but they are not independent
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There are companies that generate television segments and sell them to broadcasters – this is
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If no amount of searching will remedy this lack of sources, then it may still be possible to
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If Knowledge (XXG) is, as defined by the three key content policies, an encyclopaedia which
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Owner, employees, corporate website or press release, sales brochure, competitor's website
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states that "All article topics must be verifiable with independent, third-party sources".
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not be truly independent in its coverage of person X and their business activities.
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process, where the merits will be debated and deliberated for at least seven days.
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third-party or independent sources, but they are not always third-party sources.
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and disclosure practices can provide confidence in a publication. For instance,
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Examples of independent and non-independent sources for some common subjects
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Independent sources are a necessary foundation for any article. Although
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Once an article meets this minimal standard, additional content can be
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Some articles do not belong on Knowledge (XXG), but fit one of the
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third-party, and it is ideal to rely on sources that are both.
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Knowledge (XXG):Independent
Knowledge (XXG):Notability (organizations and companies) § Independent sources
Knowledge (XXG):About
Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject American Open Wheel Racing
Knowledge (XXG):Third opinion
explanatory essay
policies and guidelines
Knowledge (XXG)'s policies or guidelines
thoroughly vetted by the community
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WP:IS
WP:INDY
WP:INDEPENDENT
undue attention
self-promotion
personal financial benefit
ax to grind
neutral point of view
a directory listing
Knowledge (XXG):Identifying and using self-published sources
Knowledge (XXG):Identifying and using primary and secondary sources
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WP:IIS
editorial independence
yourself
conflicts of interest
literacy
self-published
primary sources
a directory listing

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