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The proposed policy says, "We should not allow any and all citations to newspaper stories. ... It is better to cite the scientific article directly.", which presupposes that the citation would be for a scientific matter.  What about an event where a newspaper could be the only source, and for which it is likely to be unbiased, say for the date of death of a public figure, for example?  A blanket ban on any newspaper citations seems to be going too far.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 19:22, 31 March 2007 (EDT)

The proposed policy says, "We should not allow any and all citations to newspaper stories. ... It is better to cite the scientific article directly.", which presupposes that the citation would be for a scientific matter.  What about an event where a newspaper could be the only source, and for which it is likely to be unbiased, say for the date of death of a public figure, for example?  A blanket ban on any newspaper citations seems to be going too far.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 19:22, 31 March 2007 (EDT)