Wikipedia:How the Current events page works

The and associated pages are where we list news on a daily basis with a link to background articles. Of primary importance are events. In addition, trends and developments are also listworthy. However, we do not list editorials and opinion pieces laden with point-of-view. Please note that there are extra pages for news.

Many people use search engines to find information on current events. Probably a very significant percentage of searches on Yahoo, Google, etc., on any given day, are on topics that are big at the moment. If we make an effort to add relevant links to the current events portal and to create good articles for whatever that page is linking to, we will be useful to those visitors. We will also establish a reputation for being a place where people can come to find information on things that are happening right now.

What we can do, probably better than professional news organizations in many cases (who often give inadequate background information), is write in-depth background articles on topics that deeply inform and facilitate a sophisticated understanding of current events. Hence, while we almost certainly wouldn't want to write an article about, for example, the fall of Mazari Sharif to the Northern Alliance, we certainly would welcome articles about the Northern Alliance, Mazar Sharif, ethnic conflict, etc. In many ways, having that background is more important than following the daily news itself.

It is customary, if possible, to indicate the context for a story at the start of the line. A good (hypothetical) example would be:

The context string, SCO v. IBM Linux lawsuit, links to a story on the relevant topic. This is ideal but not always possible.

Here is another good example:

For example, this is incorrect:

However, this is correct:

as is this:

This is incorrect:

The solar system is the location, not the context. This is better:

This is incorrect context:

Why? Because Jessica Lynch is the entry's subject, not its context. It would be better to rewrite it with a context like this:

Yet another problematic emphasis of subject over context:

To restore emphasis to the context, try something like this:

An example of UTC format:

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