Template talk:Press

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[edit] Usage

This template takes the following input and should be used instead of {{authoronlinesource2006}} which is for Wikipedia is used as a press source, rather than the subject of the article itself. It is based on the above template.

{{press|section=Section header in Wikipedia:Press_coverage
| author=Author
| title=Title of press article
| org=Media outlet/organization
| url=URL to press article
| date=Date }}

An optional unnamed parameter allows you to customize the name of the link to Wikipedia:press coverage. For example, it may be more accurate to read "mentioned unfavorably", in case the original article becomes unavailable. -- nae'blis 22:37, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Example

This article has been mentioned by a media organization. The citation is in: Joe Blow (16 November 2006). "Something Nifty This Way Comes". Slashdot.

[edit] Discussion

Do we really want to require section? After all, once the reference is more than a year old, the section will presumably be gone. - Jmabel | Talk 02:09, 19 November 2006 (UTC)

There's an inconsistency amongst Wikipedia:Press coverage, Wikipedia:Wikipedia as a press source, etc; some archive annually, some don't, and I'm not sure short of requiring substitution what the best answer is. It would be easy, technically, to make section an optional parameter though.