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Wikipedia is not a newspaper or online news site. Most newspapers are journals of current news, reporting current events in the world. Some newspaper articles are features that contain longer coverage and analysis. Newspapers can also disseminate the opinion of those who write them or expose secrets or lies. Newspapers write information that may be subjective in nature.
Wikipedia does none of these things. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, written from a neutral point of view and based on reliable sources and objectivity.
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