Wikipedia:In the news/Style

This is a page to promote the standardization of coverage across all topics as well as implementing specific format for commonly topics such as national elections, deaths, sports championships, awards shows, prize announcements, and armed conflicts.

Because each event is unique (election v. reelection, death by suicide bomber, win on penalty kicks, prize shared by multiple recipients, etc.), these are not explicit rules, but rather a general style to be employed.

General conventions

The candidate item written should be written in simple present tense summary format, should be short and to the point but provide sufficient context, should include pertinent related links, and should emphasize the main article in bold.

Example: The Wright Brothers fly the first airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Common events

Many events occur commonly enough (annually) that their coverage should be standardized.

National elections

Election

• [[Candidate A]] of [[Party B]] is '''[[Country C elections, Year|elected]]''' [[office D]] of [[Country C]], replacing Office-holder [[Person D]].
  • "Candidate X of Party Y is elected office D of Country C, replacing Person D.

Example: George W. Bush of the Republican Party is elected President of the United States, replacing Bill Clinton.

Re-election

• [[Candidate A]] of [[Party B]] is '''[[Country C elections, Year|re-elected]]''' [[office D]] of [[Country E]], defeating [[Candidate F]] of the [[Party G]].
  • Candidate A of Party B is re-elected office D of Country E, defeating Candidate F of the Party G.

Example: George W. Bush of the Republican Party is re-elected President of the United States, defeating John Kerry of the Democratic Party.

Violence against notable person

• [[Office A|Officer-holder A]] [[Person B]] is [[Event C|action verb (assassinated, abducted, shot, killed)]] by [[Perpetrator C|a perpetrator]] in [[Location D]], [[Country E]].
  • Officer-holder A Person B is action verb (assassinated, abducted, shot, killed) by a perpetrator in Location D, Country E.

Example President of the United States John F. Kennedy is assassinated by a sniper in Dallas, Texas.

Sports championship

• [[Team A]] of [[League B]] defeats [[Team C]] (Score 1 – Score 2) to win '''[[Championship D]]''' at the [[Venue E]] in [[City F]], [[Country G]]
  • Team A of League B wins the Championship C (Score 1 – Score 2) against Team C at the Venue D in City E, Country F

Example: Brazil defeats Germany (2–0) to win the 2002 FIFA World Cup at International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama, Japan.

Prizes

• [[Persons A-Z]] and [[Organizations B-Z]] win [[Prize B]] for [[Body of work or discovery C]].
  • Persons A-Z and Organizations B-Z win Prize B for Body of work or discovery C.

Example: Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect.

Deaths from WP:LILP

• [[Person A]], noted for [[Source of notability B]], has died of [[Condition C]]. [[[[Person A]]|Read more about his/her life]].
  • Person A, noted for Source of notability B, has died of Condition C. Read more about his/her life.

Example:Michael E. DeBakey, a pioneer in cardiac surgery, has died of natural causes. Read more about his life.