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source

term in journalism referring to a person, publication, or other record or document that gives timely information
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Summary

source is a journalism terminology[1]. source draws 98 Wikipedia views per month (journalism_terminology category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • source's instance of is recorded as journalism terminology[3].
  • source's instance of is recorded as source type[4].
  • source is a type of source of information[5].
  • source's said to be the same as is recorded as off the record[6].
  • source's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sources (journalism)[7].
  • source's has characteristic is recorded as credibility[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include journalism terminology[3] and source type[4]. source is a type of source of information[5].

Why It Matters

source draws 98 Wikipedia views per month (journalism_terminology category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] source has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] source is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). source. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/source-q3142800
MLA “source.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/source-q3142800.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_source-q3142800_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{source}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/source-q3142800}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 27d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → topic/sources
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: topic/sources"
  2. 10w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → journalism terminology, source type
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q112234259]]"
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