This set of pages lists any press coverage of Wikipedia that covers or discusses Wikipedia as a project – that is, any aspect of Wikipedia overall, such as its structure, success, information, goals, history – or views on Wikipedia in general, and so on.
Press sources that reference content of a particular Wikipedia article but do not discuss the project itself should not be directly listed here. Insteadnote on the talk page of the referenced Wikipedia article in question the mention using the{{Press}} template, which will automatically add articles toCategory:Wikipedia pages referenced by the press. Please note that per that template, press coverage included may come from sources otherwise considered unreliable.
Awards and other press coverage from articles that enhance the reputation of Wikipedia should be included in thetrophy shelf.
If there are factual errors in a news article, please post the matter to the talk page of Wikimedia'sCommunications Committee. This way, the Wikimedia Foundation can send an official letter to the editor, or request for a correction.
If you add an article, cite both the title and the source. Note that if you're listing an article from a traditional press wire service that ran in your local newspaper, it may not have the same title everywhere; be cautious about duplicates.
Add your entry to the end of the page, using{{Cite news}}. You may find a blank template at the bottom of the page to copy and paste. Depending on the publication circumstances, you may want to use different parameters – for more information and a list of all parameters, see thetemplate page.
Note that all templates varieties have the|quote= parameter: use this to include a short snippet of the press coverage.
In this variation, any other information about authorship may be put in under|author= (staff writers, etc.). This parameter may be omitted completely if no such information exists.
In this variation, the original URL would go in|url=, even if itno longer displays the article.|url-status= can be used to show if a link no longer displays an article ("dead") or if it preemptively archived (still visible under the original URL ("live"). For a list of available web archives, seeList of Web archiving initiatives.
To cite international coverage, use|trans-title= to hold an English-language translation to the original title. If the title can be simplified withromanization, use|script-title= to hold the original title (prefixed witha language code) and|title= to hold the roman variation. Use|language= to hold the displayed language. Seethe template page for further explanation.
Coverage requiring registration or subscription to view
In|url-access=, three access levels can be used:registration, where a free registration is needed,limited, where there are other constraints (such as a cap on daily views), andsubscription, where the source isonly accessible via a paid subscription.
To view examples of this template in use, take a look atthe active page for 2025. For further assistance, use{{helpme}} ona talk page and one of our editors will be happy to assist you.
