Wikipedia:WikiProject Peru/Reliable and unreliable sources

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The media atmosphere in Peru, as well as its politics in general, has grown increasingly polarized in recent years. Conservatism in Peru is prevalent; the nation is recognized as one of the most conservative in Latin America{{Cite web |title=Insults and Support Greet Peru's First Openly Gay Congressman |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/insults-support-greet-perus-first-openly-gay-congressman-n115146 |access-date=2023-04-05 |website=NBC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tegel |first=Simeon |date=25 June 2019 |title=Medical Marijuana Spreads Across South America |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2019-06-25/approval-of-medicinal-marijuana-spreads-across-south-america |website=U.S. News & World Report}} and its mainstream media follows suit.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Peru {{!}} 2022 |url=https://rsf.org/en/country/peru |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509060054/https://rsf.org/en/country/peru |archive-date=2022-05-09 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Reporters Without Borders |language=en}} Into the 2020s, larger media companies began to promote fake news in their coverage, especially about COVID-19 and politics.{{Cite web |title=BTI 2022 Peru Country Report |url=https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report?isocode=PER&cHash=b9e52ae077a49f1fb3f4afffec3be011 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Bertelsmann Stiftung |language=en}} Due to the recent emergence of polarized political coverage mixed with elements of fake news, measuring the reliability of Peru-related media is vital for the project in order to maintain the use of reliable sources and ensure verifiability.

By reliability

=Generally reliable sources=

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IDL-Reporteros

| One of the leading investigative journalism websites in Peru.{{Cite web |last=Tegel |first=Simeon |date=2023-03-21 |title=Peru's far right is reviving decades-old terrorism narratives to undermine protests |url=https://www.codastory.com/rewriting-history/peru-protests-disinformation/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Coda Media |language=en-US}}

La República

| One of the leading newspapers with a center-right editorial stance, though some socialist elements are also present.{{Cite book |last1=Alvarez |first1=Javier Perla |title=REDD+ Politics in the Media: A Case Study from Peru |last2=Montero |first2=Daniela Freundt |last3=Barrantes |first3=Eduardo Burga |last4=Takahashi |first4=Talía Postigo |last5=Menton |first5=Mary |publisher=Center for International Forestry Research |year=2014 |pages=5–8 |quote=Grupo República, a center-right and slightly socialist group that owns La República}}

OjoPúblico

| Another popular investigative journalism website in Peru.

Wayka

| A news website from a left-wing perspective. The Coordinadora Nacional de Derechos Humanos awarded the site with the 2019 Journalism and Human Rights Award.{{Cite web |last=ZS |date=2019-12-10 |title=Wayka recibe premio de Periodismo y Derechos Humanos 2019 |url=https://wayka.pe/wayka-recibe-premio-de-periodismo-y-derechos-humanos-2019/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Wayka.pe |language=es}} In its 2020 Media Excellence Awards, Planned Parenthood awarded honors to Wayka beside Vox Media and Wired.{{Cite web |title=Los Premios a la Excelencia en los Medios 2020 de Planned Parenthood celebran el periodismo y el arte destacando las conexiones entre la salud pública y la equidad en la salud |url=https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/los-premios-a-la-excelencia-en-los-medios-2020-de-planned-parenthood-celebran-el-periodismo-y-el-arte-destacando-las-conexiones-entre-la-salud-publica-y-la-equidad-en-la-salud |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=Planned Parenthood |language=en}}

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El Comercio (El Comercio Group)

| Peru's most popular newspaper. Its parent company, a large media conglomerate that controls 80% of printed press in Peru, has openly supported Keiko Fujimori during elections.{{cite web |title=Peru |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2022/peru |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |access-date=21 June 2023 |language=en |date=15 June 2022}}{{Cite web |date=14 June 2023 |title=Peru |url=https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/digital-news-report/2023/peru |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism |language=en}} Reports that workers who made allegations of bias were fired from their positions.

Peru.21

| A political newspaper dedicated to tabloid journalism that engages in sensationalist stories.

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{{ill|Trome|es}}

|Yellow press outlet that has published misleading or fabricated claims, should not be used as a main source.{{cite journal |first1= Cueva |last1= Salazar |first2= Katliyn |last2= Del Pilar |title=El sensacionalismo en la portada del diario trome |journal=Universidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega |date=11 October 2017 |url=http://repositorio.uigv.edu.pe/handle/20.500.11818/2047 |access-date=26 June 2023 |language=es}}

Willax Televisión

| A right-wing television outlet that has disseminated fake news and directed verbal attacks towards left-wing individuals.{{cite web |last1=Villanueva |first1=Asorza |title=Fake news en la narrativa de Willax TV. impacto social y desafíos |url=https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12724/15115 |website=University of Lima |date=2021 |hdl=20.500.12724/15115 |quote=During the analysis, it was evident that misinformation plays a fundamental role in Willax TV's programming. In these programs, a narrative aimed at manipulating the population stands out.}}{{Cite web|last=Budasoff|first=Joseph Zárate, Eliezer|date=2021-04-10|title=Rafael López Aliaga: the creation of a far-right candidate in Peru|url=https://english.elpais.com/usa/2021-04-10/rafael-lopez-aliaga-the-creation-of-a-far-right-candidate-in-peru.html|access-date=2021-07-07|website=El País|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-06-06|title=El mal menor: Perú vota dividido entre memoria antifujimori y miedo al comunismo|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/el-mal-menor-peru-vota-dividido-entre-memoria-antifujimori-y-miedo-al-comunismo_es_60b89807e4b0fd4b869602a3|access-date=2021-07-07|website=HuffPost|language=es}} Its journalists demanded that the National Jury of Elections would shut down its fact checking service.{{Cite web|title=Milagros Leiva no sabía que estaba en vivo y suelta tremenda lisura en transmisión [VIDEO]|url=https://elpopular.pe/espectaculos/2021/06/30/milagros-leiva-sabe-vivo-suelta-tremenda-lisura-willax-estados-unidos-video-71567|access-date=2021-07-07|website=El Popular|language=es}} The television channel has been investigated for promoting civil unrest.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 July 2021|title=Elecciones Perú: investigan a periodistas de Willax por conspiración|url=https://www.dw.com/es/elecciones-per%C3%BA-investigan-a-periodistas-de-willax-por-conspiraci%C3%B3n/a-58311030|access-date=2021-07-20|website=Deutsche Welle|language=es-ES}}

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Ama Llulla

| A fact-checking website supported by independent media organizations and hosted by OjoPúblico. It was primarily created for verifying information regarding the 2021 Peruvian general election.

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