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:::The error is triggered by <code>CNN</code>. CNN is not the author (just as Reuters, Associated Press, etc. are not authors). These entities are agencies so {{para|agency}} is the correct {{tlx|cite news}} parameter. There is a work around if you really, truly, absolutely {{em|must}} use {{para|author}} in {{tlx|cite q}}: {{para|author|((CNN News Source))}}. It would be better to cite the source correctly and avoid such work arounds by expanding the {{tld|cite q}} template ({{para|expand|yes}}) and replacing the {{tld|cite q}} with a corrected form of the expansion. All of these fiddly bits to fix this and fix that and the attendant wasted time in conversation are just not worth the effort.
:::—[[User:Trappist the monk|Trappist the monk]] ([[User talk:Trappist the monk|talk]]) 00:02, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
:::If a news agency has disseminated a news story without a byline the are the 'agency' not the 'author'. Rather than misusing the author field you can setup the {{para|ref}} field in the cite using {{tl|sfnref}}. -- <small>LCU</small> '''[[User:ActivelyDisinterested|A<small>ctively</small>D<small>isinterested</small>]]''' <small>''«[[User talk:ActivelyDisinterested|@]]» °[[Special:Contributions/ActivelyDisinterested|∆t]]°''</small> 09:10, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
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