User talk:Hmr005

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Hello, Hmr005, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian and I work with Wiki Education; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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Hi. I'm not sure that a detailed methodology is really appropriate for the article. A Wikipedia article should summarize what secondary sources say about something - if people want to get the details of their methodology, they should really get it from the site itself. Think about how to summarize things so that a person who doesn't know anything about the topic can spend a few minutes reading and come away with a better understanding.

The other issue is that you shouldn't try to use a primary source (the website itself) to rebut reliable secondary sources. CJR and Poynter are very high quality sources here. On the other hand, the Hoover Institute is a source you should treat carefully. There's nothing wrong with citing think tanks as part of a partisan debate, but you should always attribute their opinions carefully and don't state what they have to say as simple facts, don't state things in Wikipedia's voice (e.g., "the sky is blue" can be said in Wikipedia's voice, while "the media is biased" needs an "according to..."). Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 19:59, 28 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Okay, thank you for your help! Hmr005 (talk) 20:16, 28 September 2021 (UTC)