Medium (website)

Medium (website)

(not part of original row)
source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Generally unreliable: Editors show consensus that the source is questionable in most cases.

Medium is a blog hosting service. As a self-published source, it is considered generally unreliable and should be avoided unless the author is a subject-matter expert or the blog is used for uncontroversial self-descriptions. Medium should never be used for third-party claims about living persons. A 2022 RfC also found that Cuepoint, Medium's music publication, is marginally reliable, with editors stating that its reliability depends on the qualification of the author.

Prior discussions

Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.

• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 192#Article by established journalist in Medium publication with editorial staff
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 232#Medium as a reference
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 260#Bob Pitt at Medium sourced for Jeremy Corbyn
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 336#Pauline Montagna

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

Notes

References

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Medium WP:MEDIUMWP:MEDIUM 📌		2022	2022	Medium is a blog hosting service. As a self-published source, it is considered generally unreliable and should be avoided unless the author is a subject-matter expert or the blog is used for uncontroversial self-descriptions. Medium should never be used for third-party claims about living persons. A 2022 RfC also found that Cuepoint, Medium's music publication, is marginally reliable, with editors stating that its reliability depends on the qualification of the author.	1