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Bonafide news sources such as broadcast media and local newspapers are suitable for citations. Biased news sources such as NewsMax and blog entries are not good sources for citations. Steelbeard1 (talk) 15:22, 27 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Exactly. And as per the Reliable Sources Noticeboard, WorldNetDaily should never be considered a reliable source for anything other than its own opinions (which are considered fringe and extremist). The consensus on Newsmax is that, while not journalistic or reliable in itself, specific articles are sometimes acceptable if they are reprinted from more reliable sources but, whenever possible, the original source should be used. The opinion articles and original content of NewsMax should never be considered journalistic or reliable (basically if something is only reported in NewsMax or WorldNetDaily, then it cannot be considered reliably sourced). --Loonymonkey (talk) 16:04, 27 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Any news source can be bias. As long as the source isn't opinionated it should be suitable. The NewsMax article is similar to the Detroit News article. Denying an article because it's from a certain publication can be bias itself. Many people believe Wikipedia is unreliable and bias so the best way to distinguish a good source is to make sure it's a fact and not worry which way the publication leans. Jjmillerhistorian (talk) 18:42, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If the biased news source is simply copying the news story (as in The Detroit News example), the original source (The Detroit News in this case) should be used. Steelbeard1 (talk) 20:52, 28 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That is true. A newspaper is always a better source than a mazazine. I think the magazine source was the only one or first one found at the time. I hunted down the newspaper source after realize parts were missing from the other one. Jjmillerhistorian15:29, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I deleted a reference to an advocacy group that vandalized Rep. Rogers' office. I did not see what substance this added to the biography or portrait, and appeared simply to be a means to promote an advocacy viewpoint. (For the record, I am a leftist opponent of The Iraq War, and almost always vote Democratic. But I don't approve of smear tactics, or inappropriate partisanship, in what is supposed to be a neutral forum for information.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by GreatLakesdemocracy (talk • contribs) 15:34, 3 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]
If you were really a leftist, you would not "almost always vote Democratic". You would almost NEVER vote Democratic. ---Dagme (talk) 06:44, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
In the section "Personal Life" the term "Aegis LLC" is an external link to the company's website, not an internal link to another Wikipedia article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.43.12.61 (talk) 18:09, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
"Explore true stories of America's covert operations told firsthand by the men and women who were there. Hosted by former U.S. Congressman, former House Intelligence Committee chair and current CNN national security contributor Mike Rogers."
needs further expansion to the BLP. --Wikipietime (talk) 12:59, 19 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The only source I can find for Mike Rogers' place of birth is his official website, which names "Livingston County". This is an odd way to refer to one's place of birth. I have never told someone what "county" I was born in. Furthermore, the following passage is problematic:
"Rogers was born in Livingston County, Michigan, the son of Joyce A. and John C. Rogers (source to congress.gov 2019)
This source is about a different Mike Rogers. Michigan's Mike Rogers was not even in Congress in 2019. So perhaps Joyce A. and John C. Rogers are the parents of Alabama's Mike Rogers? Whatever the case may be, this source doesn't make any mention of Michigan's Rogers.
