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Independent newspaper to Wikipedia citation

By Styles Last update Oct 22, 2009 — Installed 52 times.


Script Summary: Creates a Wikipedia news cite from an online Independent newspaper article

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Using an on-page edit area, the script extracts key information from an Independent newspaper article to create a standard Wikipedia citation. The online archive goes back to 1992.

You may find the similar scripts for BBC News, The Times, The New York Times and Wired of interest.

Example output:

<ref name = Savage2009 >{{cite news
 |title = BBC 'will lose trust for giving airtime to BNP'
 |last = Savage
 |first = Michael
 |date = 22 October 2009
 |newspaper = The Independent
 |url = http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bbc-will-lose-trust-for-giving-airtime
-to-bnp-1806876.html
 |quote = A BBC presenter has attacked the decision to invite the leader of the British
National Party (BNP) on to BBC1's Question Time tonight, warning that the move 'completely
contradicts' rules on impartiality and would erode the public's trust in the Corporation.
}}</ref>