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== Summary ==
There is consensus that staff-written articles on ''USA Today'' are generally reliable. Editors note the publication's robust editorial process and its [[centrism|centrist]] alignment. Some content is written by [[contributor model|contributors]] with minimal editorial oversight, and is generally unreliable.

== Excerpt ==
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== Discussions ==
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=== Links ===

==== RSN ====
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* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 9#USA Today]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 44#MLM, USAToday quoting a trade organisation in a lifestyle section]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 141#MMA reliability]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 238#USA Today article on a book]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 377#USA Today]]

* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#USA Today]]

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==== Other ====

* [[Talk:USA Today/Archive 1#Is USA Today centrist?]]
* [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources/Archive 5#USA Today]]
=== Recency ===
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=== Rfcs ===
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==Notes==
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==References==
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|- class="s-gr" id="USA Today"
| ''[[USA Today]]'' {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:USATODAY}}
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| [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 9#USA Today|1]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 44#MLM, USAToday quoting a trade organisation in a lifestyle section|2]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 141#MMA reliability|3]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 238#USA Today article on a book|4]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 377#USA Today|5]] [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 430#USA Today|6]]<br> [[Talk:USA Today/Archive 1#Is USA Today centrist?|A]] [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Video games/Sources/Archive 5#USA Today|B]]
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2024}}
| There is consensus that staff-written articles on ''USA Today'' are generally reliable. Editors note the publication's robust editorial process and its [[centrism|centrist]] alignment. Some content is written by [[contributor model|contributors]] with minimal editorial oversight, and is generally unreliable.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|usatoday.com|usatoday.com/story/special/contributor-content}}
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