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| type | website |
|---|---|
| status | Generally reliable generally reliable |
| recency | 2024 |
| Domain bbc.co.uk | |
| in source code | |
| Domain bbc.com | |
| in source code | |
BBC is a source that has been repeatedly discussed at the Reliable sources noticeboard. This page collects and links information about previous discussions and current consensus, and summarizes it here for convenience.
Summary
[edit ]BBC is a British publicly funded broadcaster. It is considered generally reliable. This includes BBC News, BBC documentaries, and the BBC History site (on BBC Online). However, this excludes BBC projects that incorporate user-generated content (such as h2g2 and the BBC Domesday Project) and BBC publications with reduced editorial oversight (such as Collective ). Statements of opinion should conform to the corresponding guideline.
Excerpt
[edit ]Excerpt from the lead of BBC:
{{Infobox company | name = British Broadcasting Corporation | logo = | logo_caption = Logo used since 2021 | logo_alt = The white "BBC" letters in black boxes, typed in Reith, the BBC's corporate font. | type = Chartered corporation, public broadcaster | industry = Mass media | predecessor = British Broadcasting Company | founder = Government of the United Kingdom | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = {{plainlist|
Discussions
[edit ]Links
[edit ]All archive links are WP:RSP archives unless noted.
- Archive 1#Collective (BBC)
- Archive 28#BBC self-published content?
- Archive 29#Redux: Is "Document" documentary on BBC4 radio RS?
- Archive 34#BBC History
- Archive 97#BBC Domesday Reloaded
- Archive 104#The New York Times BBC vs. academics
- Archive 124#Second Congo War, International Rescue Committee, BBC News
- Archive 129#Can a BBC documentary be cited as a reliable source?
- Archive 133#BBC
- Archive 184#BBC documentary in Lewis Carroll
- Archive 189#BBC misrepresentation of sources
- Archive 224#BBC One – Antiques Roadshow
- Archive 265#BBC article about sexual abuse in MEK camps
- Archive 265#BBC
- Archive 278#BBC on some pro-MEK politicians getting paid by the group
- Archive 301#The BBC
- Archive 347#Reliability of a specific BBC report
- Archive 356#BBC Azerbaijani Service
- Archive 380#Reliability of BBC.news for the history of ice cream
- Archive 396#Reliability of Source BBC
- Archive 451#informational report: BBC according to Telegraph
- RSN Archive 9#Assessment of BBC non-English content
Recency
[edit ]Discussions on this topic date to 2024.
Uses in Wikipedia
[edit ]- bbc.co.uk
- used anywhere on the page (including in citations, linked or not)
- infinity link symbol used in external links only
- check mark spamcheck results from Toolforge, across all Wikipedias
- bbc.com
- used anywhere on the page
- infinity link symbol used in external links
- check mark in spamcheck results
Notes and references
[edit ]Original table row for comparison
[edit ]| Source | Status (legend) |
Discussions | Use | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Last | Summary | |||
| BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) WP:RSPBBC WP:RSPBBC 📌 |
Generally reliable | 22[a] |
2024 |
BBC is a British publicly funded broadcaster. It is considered generally reliable. This includes BBC News, BBC documentaries, and the BBC History site (on BBC Online). However, this excludes BBC projects that incorporate user-generated content (such as h2g2 and the BBC Domesday Project) and BBC publications with reduced editorial oversight (such as Collective ). Statements of opinion should conform to the corresponding guideline. | 1 Links Spamcheck 2 Links Spamcheck |
Refs (Original table row)
[edit ]- ^ See these discussions of BBC: Archive 1#Collective (BBC) Archive 28#BBC self-published content? Archive 29#Redux: Is "Document" documentary on BBC4 radio RS? Archive 34#BBC History Archive 97#BBC Domesday Reloaded Archive 104#The New York Times BBC vs. academics Archive 124#Second Congo War, International Rescue Committee, BBC News Archive 129#Can a BBC documentary be cited as a reliable source? Archive 133#BBC Archive 184#BBC documentary in Lewis Carroll Archive 189#BBC misrepresentation of sources Archive 224#BBC One – Antiques Roadshow Archive 265#BBC article about sexual abuse in MEK camps Archive 265#BBC Archive 278#BBC on some pro-MEK politicians getting paid by the group Archive 301#The BBC Archive 347#Reliability of a specific BBC report Archive 356#BBC Azerbaijani Service Archive 380#Reliability of BBC.news for the history of ice cream Archive 396#Reliability of Source BBC Archive 451#informational report: BBC according to Telegraph A