Creating articles and lists about newspapers

The following steps should be used to create new articles and lists about newspapers:

1. Research the newspapers to find the name and location of a newspaper
2. Add the newspaper with link (if notable), to the "List of newspapers in State/Country", if it is not already on the list. If it is not a notable newspaper, the newspaper name and data in the list of newspapers without a link (e.g. without [[ ]]. See /Notability for a description of what makes a newspaper notable.
3. If the newspaper is historically notable or notable for other unique reasons, such as only foreign language newspaper in the state or covers a unique topic, add the link and create the article by clicking on the link on the state newspaper list. Use data from WikiData, the Library of Congress database, state newspaper association, or other reliable source to complete the article:
   1. Create in the article an infobox using "Infobox newspaper" template. Include name, type, location, OCLC, ISSN
   2. Create an introductory paragraph explaining why the newspaper is significant
   3. Create a history section for the newspaper using inline references
   4. Create a section on notable awards, events, controversies, or people connected with the newspaper with inline references
   5. Create a Reference section with the {{reflist}} template
   6. Add Categories: It's worthwhile to add at least two categories to every article upon publication. This is a good general rule of thumb, and for newspaper articles there are two easy choices, which should be pretty easy to find: Newspapers published in <state> (You can find the right one by browsing in: Category:Newspapers published in the United States by state) <name of county or city> (You can find the right one by browsing in: Category:Counties of the United States by state)
   7. add coordinates for the newspaper headquarters at the bottom of the article. This can be done by adding "coord" to the Wikidata item, if it exists, and then using {{WikidataCoord}}. Or enter the coordinates locally, e.g. {{coord|43.644548|-93.379474|region:US-MN|display=title|name=D: Albert Lea Tribune}} This will put coordinates at the top of the article and enables mapping of Category pages. If the address is known, the coordinates are easily obtained from Google maps.
4. Finally, add a template on the talk page of the newspaper article, e.g. {{WikiProject Newspapers|class=Start|importance=Low}}. Take a guess as to the class and importance of the article using the guidance on Review page. Generally, articles with just a short introduction and infobox are Stub class. Most local newspapers are low importance.

For difficult problems about new newspapers, go to Resolve Issues to either put difficult pages in that queue or attempt to resolve them. If editors hit thorny issues with a page (e.g. can't find anything on a page, can't sort through convoluted history, etc) they will put it here for people looking for a challenge.

WikiProject Newspaper Templates

To place this on your user page, paste this code: {{User WikiProject Newspapers}}

This user is a participant in WikiProject Newspapers.

To place this on an article's talk page, paste this code: {{WikiProject Newspapers}}

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Awards

The following general barnstars are commonly used within the project:

• For writers: {{subst:The Writer's Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For administrators and coordinators: {{subst:The da Vinci Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For copyeditors: {{subst:The Copyeditor's Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For graphic and design work: {{subst:The Graphic Designer's Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For translation: {{subst:The Rosetta Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For original photography: {{subst:The Photographer's Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For original and rare audio files: {{subst:Audio Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For providing sources: {{subst:The Citation Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For contributing to the project: {{subst:The WikiProject Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For outstanding team efforts: {{subst:The Teamwork Barnstar|message ~~~~}}
• For reviewing articles: {{subst:Content Review Medal|message ~~~~}}

Related projects and lists

• Wikipedia:WikiProject Journalism, Portal:Journalism
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Magazines
• Wikipedia:News_On_Wiki
• List of newspapers in the United States
• List of college and university student newspapers in the United States