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The key exceptions to this are:

Content created on or before September 25, 2005 - this is Public domain
Media files (pictures, audio, and video) - these are separately licensed or may be fair use

How to attribute a citation from Wikinews

Mention the license
Mention Wikinews
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Link to (or printed URL of) cited article

How to check a media file (picture, audio, and video)

Wikinews:Citation guidelines

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How to attribute a citation from Wikinews

How to check a media file (picture, audio, and video)

Common liberal licenses for media

Attribution of media files (where required)

Where Wikinews has asserted Fair use