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Public Broadcasting Service. (n.d.). The development of Radio. PBS. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/rescue-development-radio/.
Williams, R. (1992). The Technology and the Society. Wesleyan University Press.
Skretvedt, R. (n.d.). A new art form. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/radio/A-new-art-form.
CBN history: Radio/Broadcasting Timeline. WCBN. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2021, from http://www.wcbn.org/history/wcbntime.html.
History of the radio: From Inception to Modern Day. History of the Radio: A Complete Radio Timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.techwholesale.com/history-of-the-radio.html.
Marsh, S. (2021, September 30). A brief history of radio in Mn. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/timeline-radio-mn/.
Lax, S. (n.d.). Radio Studies. Oxford Bibliographies. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756841/obo-9780199756841-0094.xml.
Duotrope. (2021, September 28). Historical Journal of film, Radio and Television. Duotrope. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://duotrope.com/listing/20115/historical-journal-film-radio-television.
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media. Intellect Books. (2003). Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.intellectbooks.com/radio-journal-international-studies-in-broadcast-audio-media.
Cho, D., Cosimini, M., & Espinoza, J. (2017, December). Podcasting in medical education: A review of the literature. Korean journal of medical education. Retrieved November 13, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717411/.
Heilesen, S. B. (2010, May 31). What is the academic efficacy of podcasting? Computers & Education. Retrieved November 13, 2021, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131510001247?casa_token=fK0TAtsSRSMAAAAA%3A8o6s9Lk_kwv6fNsAxaDP9InL1CvgN9Trhba1VdDjgB17r734YVsGOj-AdTXbXV63sd4ZzSXPbA.
Economides, N. (2000, January 11). The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and its impact. Japan and the World Economy. Retrieved November 14, 2021, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0922142598000565.
Dunaway, D. (2014, November 7). Community Radio at the beginning of the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13183222.1998.11008677.
Winn, R. (2021, August 25). 2021 podcast stats & facts (new research from APR 2021). Podcast Insights®. Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://www.podcastinsights.com/podcast-statistics/.
Reliable publications include established newspapers, academic journals and books, textbooks, and other published sources with reputations for accuracy and fact-checking.
Unreliable sources include blog posts and other self-published works, press releases, and social media posts.
In order for a source to be considered verifiable, other editors should be able to consult the source.
Is the source independent of the subject?
Is the source connected in any way to the subject? This is especially important when writing biographies or about organizations.
For example, if you were writing a biography, sources like the person's webpage or personal blog would not be considered independent.
Is the source primary or secondary?
Primary sources include first-hand accounts, autobiographies, and other original content.
Wikipedia allows limited use of primary sources, but typically only for straightforward, descriptive statements of facts, and only if they are published and verifiable without requiring specialized knowledge.
Secondary sources should be the main basis for a biography on Wikipedia.
If you're working on a topic related to medicine or psychology, ensure that your sources follow
these special guidelines.
If you're creating a new article, consider the following:
Ensure that your topic meets Wikipedia's
notability guidelines.
In order for a topic to meet the notability requirement, you must be able to identify 2-3 sources that are reliable, verifiable, and independent of the subject you're writing about.
Finding sufficient sources to establish notability can be especially hard when writing about people or organizations.
Sources that are not independent of the subject might be useful additions, but don't count towards the notability requirement.
Wikipedia has developed special guidelines for writing about
living persons. Please follow these carefully.
Wikipedia has a series of
guidelines for writing about different categories of people, such as academics and artists. If you're trying to create a new entry about a living person, please look at these carefully.
If you're not sure whether a source is reliable, ask a librarian! If you have questions about Wikipedia's sourcing rules, you can use the Get Help button below to contact your Wikipedia Expert.
This is where you will compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment.
Public Broadcasting Service. (n.d.). The development of Radio. PBS. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/rescue-development-radio/.
Williams, R. (1992). The Technology and the Society. Wesleyan University Press.
Skretvedt, R. (n.d.). A new art form. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/radio/A-new-art-form.
CBN history: Radio/Broadcasting Timeline. WCBN. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2021, from http://www.wcbn.org/history/wcbntime.html.
History of the radio: From Inception to Modern Day. History of the Radio: A Complete Radio Timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://www.techwholesale.com/history-of-the-radio.html.
Marsh, S. (2021, September 30). A brief history of radio in Mn. Mpls.St.Paul Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2021, from https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/timeline-radio-mn/.
Lax, S. (n.d.). Radio Studies. Oxford Bibliographies. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199756841/obo-9780199756841-0094.xml.
Duotrope. (2021, September 28). Historical Journal of film, Radio and Television. Duotrope. Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://duotrope.com/listing/20115/historical-journal-film-radio-television.
Radio Journal: International Studies in Broadcast & Audio Media. Intellect Books. (2003). Retrieved October 7, 2021, from https://www.intellectbooks.com/radio-journal-international-studies-in-broadcast-audio-media.
Cho, D., Cosimini, M., & Espinoza, J. (2017, December). Podcasting in medical education: A review of the literature. Korean journal of medical education. Retrieved November 13, 2021, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5717411/.
Heilesen, S. B. (2010, May 31). What is the academic efficacy of podcasting? Computers & Education. Retrieved November 13, 2021, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131510001247?casa_token=fK0TAtsSRSMAAAAA%3A8o6s9Lk_kwv6fNsAxaDP9InL1CvgN9Trhba1VdDjgB17r734YVsGOj-AdTXbXV63sd4ZzSXPbA.
Economides, N. (2000, January 11). The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and its impact. Japan and the World Economy. Retrieved November 14, 2021, from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0922142598000565.
Dunaway, D. (2014, November 7). Community Radio at the beginning of the 21st Century. Taylor & Francis. Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13183222.1998.11008677.
Winn, R. (2021, August 25). 2021 podcast stats & facts (new research from APR 2021). Podcast Insights®. Retrieved November 20, 2021, from https://www.podcastinsights.com/podcast-statistics/.