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===Newspaper and magazine blogs===
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Some newspapers, magazines, and other news organizations host online [[WP:PRIMARY|columns]] they call [[blog]]s.{{Clarify inline|reason= a)columns is easteregged b)some of what is referred to at "columns" are not called "blogs"}} These may be acceptable sources if the writers are professionals, but use them with caution because blogs may not be subject to the news organization's normal fact-checking process.{{efn|name="EXCEPTIONAL"|Note that any exceptional claim would require [[#Exceptional claims require exceptional sources|exceptional sources]].}} If a news organization publishes an [[WP:PRIMARY|opinion piece]] in a blog, attribute the statement to the writer, e.g. "Jane Smith wrote{{nbsp}}..." Never use the blog comments that are left by the readers as sources. For personal or group blogs that are {{em|not}} reliable sources, see {{section link||Self-published sources}} below.
===Reliable sources noticeboard and guideline<span id="Reliable sources noticeboard and WP:IRS guideline"></span>===
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