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This page is a supplement to the existing criteria for the In the news (ITN) section on the Main Page. There is frequent discussion about the recurring events on ITN – this guideline is an attempt to standardize which get included.
Scheduled sporting events and other recurring items are different from other ITN candidates because editors can foresee them and prepare for their inclusion. There is no reason not to have a pre-existing list of approved events. Such a list also assists editors in ensuring a reasonably balanced coverage (of for example, different sports) over time.
Items which are listed on this page are considered to have already satisfied the 'importance' criterion for inclusion on ITN, every time they occur. However, the relevant article(s) will still have to be updated appropriately and proposed on the candidates page before being posted. Listing here is not an automatic guarantee that an item will be posted.
This page does not pre-empt other ITN criteria regarding inclusion. Unusual and particularly important events not listed here may also be included.
Awards
Unless otherwise noted, the winner of the prize is normally the target article.
Nobel Prizes
- Nobel Prize, specifically:[1]
Expected stories per year: 6 (over a period of 6 successive weekdays)
Human rights
Expected stories per year: 1
Mathematics
Expected stories per year: 1 or 2
Computing
Expected stories per year: 1
Arts
Architecture
Expected stories per year: 1
Film
- Academy Awards, (Academy Award for Best Picture)[1] (year's award article)
- BAFTA Awards, (BAFTA Award for Best Film) (year's award article)
- Cannes Film Festival (Palme d'Or)
- Berlin International Film Festival (Golden Bear)
- Filmfare Awards (Filmfare Award for Best Film)[6][7]
- Dadasaheb Phalke Award[8]
Expected stories per year: 7
Literature
- Booker Prize
- International Booker Prize (both the author and translator, as well as the work, should be included in blurb)
- International Dublin Literary Award
- Hugo Awards (Hugo Award for Best Novel)[6][9]
Expected stories per year: 3 in even years, 4 in odd years (not including Nobel Prize in Literature, listed above)
Music
- Eurovision Song Contest (year's contest article)
- Grammy Awards (Record of the Year & Album of the Year) (year's award article)
Expected stories per year: 2
Television
- Primetime Emmy Awards (Best Comedy and Best Drama) (year's award article)[10][11]
Expected stories per year: 1
Theatre
- Tony Awards (Best Musical and Best Play) (year's award article)
- Laurence Olivier Awards (year's award article)[12]
Expected stories per year: 2
Discoveries
Science
Expected stories per year: about 0.5[note 4]
Elections and heads of state and government
- United Nations Security Council elections.[note 5][1]
- Changes in Secretary-General of the United Nations with the new individual as the target.[13]
- The results of general elections in:
- All states on the List of sovereign states;[14]
- European Union elections.
- Disputed states and dependent territories should be discussed at WP:ITN/C and judged on their own merits.
- Changes in the holder of the office which administer the executive of their respective state/government, in those countries which qualify under the criteria above, as listed at List of current heads of state and government except when that change was already posted as part of a general election.[15]
Exhibitions, fairs and summits
For each of these events, the ITN blurb should link to the specific article for that year's meeting.
Economic and political summits
Summits are posted upon conclusion[16]
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits[17]
- G7 summits[17]
Celestial events
- Total solar eclipses (including hybrid eclipses)
- Any meteor storm, i.e. a meteor shower which reaches ZHR > 1,000[note 6]
- Any Great comet[note 7]
Expected stories per year: 0 or 1 eclipses[note 8]; meteors and comets are impossible to predict, but historically 0-2 per decade
Space exploration
- The launch of crewed orbital spaceflights
- The first and last launches of any type of rocket
- Launch failures where sufficient details are available to update the article
- A country conducting its first successful indigenous orbital launch
- The launch of space stations or installation of new major components thereof
- Arrival of spacecraft (to lunar orbit and beyond) at their destinations
Sports
Entries which refer to events where men's and women's events are concurrent (unless otherwise specified) are generally posted as a combined blurb, as long as both articles are of a sufficient quality. In terms of timing, events are generally posted as soon as a winner is determined. Generally, the specific event article for that year/time period is the target article in the blurb (for example, 2016 Tour de France rather than the broader Tour de France); winning individuals or teams may be targets but their articles must meet the same ITN quality requirements as the event.
- The Olympics, as the world's leading multi-day multi-sport event, is accepted as an appropriate "ongoing" entry.[18]
- The Commonwealth Games was posted as an "ongoing" entry in 2014.[19]
- Nominations for various multi-day single sport events for the "ongoing" section of ITN have failed, with a handful of exceptions.[20]
Aquatics
Expected stories per year: 0.5 (one every odd year)
Athletics
Expected stories per year: 0.5 (one every odd year)
Badminton
Expected stories per year: 0.5 (one every odd year)
Baseball
Expected stories per year: 2.25 (two yearly, plus one every four years)
Basketball
- NBA Finals[note 11][1]
- Men's FIBA Basketball World Cup[31]
- EuroLeague[31] (Final Four article)
- NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament[32]
Expected stories per year: 4 in Olympic and odd-numbered years, 3 otherwise
Chess
Expected stories per year: 2 in even years, 1 in odd years
Cricket
Expected stories per year: 1-3
Cue sports
Expected stories per year: 1
Cycling
Expected stories per year: 2
Football (American)
Expected stories per year: 1
Football (association)
- International
- World Cups:
- The following confederation championships:
- Club
- The following continental club championships:
- The following domestic leagues:
Expected stories per year: about 7, except for the year after the Olympics with 5
Football (Australian)
Expected stories per year: 1
Football (Canadian)
Expected stories per year: 1
Football (Gaelic)
Expected stories per year: 1
Golf
Expected stories per year: 4.5 (4 majors + 0.5 Ryder)
Handball
Expected stories per year: 0.5 (one every odd year)
Horse racing
- Epsom Derby
- Grand National[44]
- Melbourne Cup[44]
- Kentucky Derby[44]
- Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing[45][note 13]
Expected stories per year: 4+
Ice hockey
Expected stories per year: 2
Marathons
Selected World Marathon Majors:
Expected stories per year: 3
Motorsport
- Endurance racing:
- Motorcycle racing:
- Moto GP championship (Riders champion)
- Rallying:
- World Rally Championship (Drivers champion)
- Single seater racing:
- Formula One championship (Drivers and constructors champions)[1]
- Indianapolis 500
- Stock car racing:
- NASCAR Cup Series (Drivers champion)[47]
Expected stories per year: 6
Netball
Expected stories per year: 0.25 (one every four years)
Rowing
Expected stories per year: 1
Rugby league
Expected stories per year: ~2
Rugby union
- Rugby World Cup[1]
- European Rugby Champions Cup
- Super Rugby[50]
- Six Nations Championship
- The Rugby Championship
Expected stories per year: 4.25 (four yearly, plus one every four years)
Skiing
Expected stories per year: 1
Sumo
Expected stories per year: ~0.3 (from 2000-21 there were six promotions, see dates on list of yokozuna)
Tennis
The Grand Slams:[1]
Expected stories per year: 4
Volleyball
Yachting
Expected stories per year: ~0.3 (every 3 or 4 years, next in 2021)
Multi-sport events
- Announcements of the host city for the summer and winter Olympic Games.[55]
- Opening and closing ceremonies of the:[1]
- Opening of the:
Expected stories per year: 2.25 (3 in Summer Olympic years, 4 in Winter Olympic years, 1 in odd-numbered years)
Notes
- ^ Announced in 2000, only one of the seven prizes available has been awarded as of 2021
- ^ Taken as the publication of the discovery in a peer reviewed scientific journal
- ^ In the event that the two organizations do not name them simultaneously, the official naming should only be posted once.
- ^ Between 2000 and 2020, five new elements were reported (see Timeline of chemical element discoveries) and nine were officially named, but on some occasions multiple elements were reported or named simultaneously.
- ^ In previous years, the item has been added to ITN when the new members take their seats (1 January) rather than when the results were announced (during October). This is because the elections are not usually heavily competitive, and 1 January is in the middle of a very slow news period every year.
- ^ These are "both extremely rare (once in decades) and extremely hard to predict"
- ^ There is no objective measure of exactly what constitutes a Great Comet, but ITN consensus is for 'clearly visible by naked eye even to those who weren't specifically looking for it'. See two sets of discussion at Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates/June 2010. Note Comet Holmes was considered significant enough for ITN when it brightened to mag +2.8, despite never receiving the 'Great' appellation.
- ^ See List of solar eclipses in the 21st century for exact dates
- ^ a b c d e Both the men's and women's results posted together.
- ^ Usually including the World Series Most Valuable Player Award
- ^ Usually including the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- ^ Usually including the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
- ^ Only posted if a single horse wins all three races. Unsuccessful attempts are not included.
- ^ Usually including the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Low controversy ITN/R items". WT:ITNR. 27 May 2013.
- ^ 2009, 2011 and 2012 ITN/C discussion
- ^ 2010, 2011 and 2012 Abel Prize ITN/C discussion
- ^ "ITNR proposal for Turing Award". Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ ITN/C discussion
- ^ a b Filmfare and Hugo Awards discussion
- ^ "No consensus to remove Filmfare Awards". WP:ITN/R. 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Consensus to add Dadasaheb Phalke Award". WP:ITN/R. 29 May 2014.
- ^ "Recurring items". Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ "No consensus to remove Emmys from ITN/R". WT:ITN/R. 26 March 2014.
- ^ "Consensus is that this belongs on ITN/R". WT:ITN/R. 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Discussion to retain Laurence Olivier Awards at ITNR". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ "ITNR vote for UN Secretary-General". Wikipedia. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "Proposed removal: The results of general elections in all states on the List of sovereign states". 30 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news&oldid=1017989369#ITNR_heads_of_state_/_government. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ [1]
- ^ a b March 2011 discussion
- ^ Before there was an "ongoing" section, the Olympics was posted as a "sticky" item at the bottom of the ITN box: see Wikipedia:Main_Page_history/2012 July 28, for example. For the 2016 Olympics, see see the ITNC discussion and the result at Wikipedia:Main Page history/2016 August 6 – a blurb for the opening ceremony and an "ongoing" entry to Chronological summary of the 2016 Summer Olympics.
- ^ Commonwealth Games 2014 "ongoing" discussion.
- ^ See the following nominations (all unsuccessful): French Open 2015,Tour de France 2015, Rugby World Cup 2015, World Chess Championship 2016, Euro 2016 (football), Tour de France 2017 – there may be more.
- ^ diff and discussion
- ^ discussion
- ^ discussion
- ^ discussion
- ^ a b "Inclusion proposal: World Aquatics Championships and IAAF World Championships in Athletics". WT:ITNR. 8 September 2013.
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 2#Badminton
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 12#Removal proposal: Uber Cup and Thomas Cup
- ^ First posted in 2009 after consensus was reached.
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 1#Baseball
- ^ [2]
- ^ a b "Consensus for basketball items at ITN/R". 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "NCAA basketball championship ITNR discussion 2016". 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the_news/Recurring items/Archive 1#Added Chess and ...
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 2#Chess Olympiad
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 21#Women's Cricket World Cup
- ^ March 2011 IPL discussion
- ^ "[Closed] Remove: Super Bowl". WT:ITNR. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ^ a b c "More "low controversy" sports items". WT:ITNR. 8 June 2013.
- ^ a b Discussion at WT:ITNR
- ^ "Consensus to keep AFL Grand Final at ITNR". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news/Recurring_items/Archive_2#Proposal_3
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news/Recurring_items/Archive_4#Remove_Gaelic_football_from_ITNR
- ^ March 2011 handball discussion
- ^ a b c 2010 ITNC discussion, added to ITNR
- ^ "Triple Crown discussion in 2020".
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 13 § Remove New York City .26 Chicago Marathons
- ^ "ITNR discussion: Removal proposal for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series". Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news/Recurring_items/Archive_4#Removal_of_World_Netball_Championships
- ^ Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 16#Proposal: remove The Boat Race from ITNR
- ^ a b c Wikipedia talk:In the news/Recurring items/Archive 11 § Removal proposal: National Rugby League, Superleague, and Super Rugby
- ^ Alpine_skiing_world_cup
- ^ February 2013 discussion
- ^ March 2011 discussion
- ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:In_the_news/Recurring_items/Archive_1
- ^ Olympic host city announcements
- ^ [3]