Talk:Jean Griswold

Jean Griswold
Hi! So I see that this article was deleted again because there is not enough proof that Jean Griswold is noteworthy, which is becoming rather frustrating. Would mention of this book, in which she was featured, help the depth of coverage that you mentioned? How much more supportive information is needed to improve the depth of coverage?

(Jarodkarns (talk) 18:28, 27 May 2015 (UTC))

Article from McClatchy paper and Proquest
Proquest is an archive. It does list press releases. But it flags them in the search as PR for Press RElease, so you easily scroll past them to find articles form real newspapers. The article in question is not a replica of the company press release, although it was apparently inspired by the press release. It is form a The McClatchy Company newspaper, the Tribune Business News and it is about how the national rebranding will affest a local franchise of Griswold Home Care. Proquest is an entirely RS since it takes you to the actual article in actual papers.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:27, 28 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Oh please. That's a rewritten press release. We don't pass off press releases as genuine articles. The "McClatchy" article is a modified version of the PRWeb release, made local. The claim is from the company, and our policies require attribution. Claims of such magnitude require sourcing above and beyond the claims of an obscure company in a press release that it pays PRWeb to distribute. Coretheapple (talk) 15:32, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * When McClatchy uses material in a press release or anything else in a news article, it is taking responsibility for that information. Do news articles get facts wrong?  Of course they do.  But the information in s news article in a major, reputable newspaper can be sourced to a newspaper that runs it.  it is as reliable as any other fact in a news article.  I can see why you thought it was a press release because it was from ProQuest, but you were wrong.  If even the world's greatest newspapers can get a fact wrong, surely you can.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:53, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * No, ProQuest had nothing to do with it. I saw that it was a press release because it is one, and it is a recycled version of the PRWeb press release. PRWeb is a service that distributes press releases for a fee. ProQuest has absolutely nothing to do with this, it does not impact on notability one way or the other, and I don't know why you keep bringing it up. Coretheapple (talk) 15:57, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have ProQuest access but you don't need ProQuest access to see that article. The 170 word rewritten and abbreviated press release can be found on the web here. Why you would use a version inacessible to the average Wikipedia user who does not have ProQuest access is beyond me, but I will fix the URL so that it is accessible. Coretheapple (talk) 16:24, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Actually I see that the ProQuest "article", while identically worded to the web version, is in a different newspaper with different ownership (Cox). Not a word is different. Even the title is the same. They are both the same press release. Nice going. Coretheapple (talk) 16:35, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The press release is here:  Here I cut and paste the article from McClatchy and the the Hamilton Journal News in Hamilton, Ohio :"BRIEF: Home care provider rebrands

McClatchy - Tribune Business News [Washington] 26 June 2012.

Abstract (summary)

The rebrand coincides with the 30th anniversary of the company started in 1982 by Jean Griswold. Since its founding Griswold Home Care has helped more than 80,000 seniors and their families find home care options best suited to their needs. Full Text: June 26--WEST CHESTER TWP. -- The local office of Griswold Special Care will change its name to Griswold Home Care on Sunday in conjunction with the rebranding effort at its home office.

The new name "more accurately reflects the services offered by the company," according to Jim Barth, local director.

Griswold Home Care, the nation's oldest non-medical home care provider, refers caregivers who provide nonmedical in-home care services to the elderly and disabled with the focus on safe and independent living.

The Cincinnati-Tri County office at 7237 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester Twp., has been serving the greater Cincinnati area for more than eight years.

Along with the updated brand name is a redesigned logo and new website at wwww.GriswoldHomeCare.com.

The rebrand coincides with the 30th anniversary of the company started in 1982 by Jean Griswold.

Since its founding Griswold Home Care has helped more than 80,000 seniors and their families find home care options best suited to their needs.

For more information, call (513) 777-7550.

Credit: Hamilton JournalNews, Ohio Word count: 170

_(c)2012 the Hamilton JournalNews (Hamilton, Ohio) Visit the Hamilton JournalNews (Hamilton, Ohio) at www.journal-news.com".  As I said, it is a news article in a McClatchy paper, and can be cited as such.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:06, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Let's take this step by step. This is the full text of the Proquest "article" that you originally put in the article. Anyone with ProQuest access can find it at http://search.proquest.com/news/docview/1022191176/B2EAEE1226864EA0PQ/1?accountid=10226:

BRIEF: Home care provider rebrands

June 26--WEST CHESTER TWP. -- The local office of Griswold Special Care will change its name to Griswold Home Care on Sunday in conjunction with the rebranding effort at its home office.

The new name "more accurately reflects the services offered by the company," according to Jim Barth, local director.

Griswold Home Care, the nation's oldest non-medical home care provider, refers caregivers who provide nonmedical in-home care services to the elderly and disabled with the focus on safe and independent living.

The Cincinnati-Tri County office at 7237 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester Twp., has been serving the greater Cincinnati area for more than eight years.

Along with the updated brand name is a redesigned logo and new website at wwww.GriswoldHomeCare.com.

The rebrand coincides with the 30th anniversary of the company started in 1982 by Jean Griswold.

Since its founding Griswold Home Care has helped more than 80,000 seniors and their families find home care options best suited to their needs.

For more information, call (513) 777-7550.

Credit: Hamilton JournalNews, Ohio

And here is the full text of the same press release that appeared in another publication, "Today's Pulse," at http://www.todayspulse.com/news/news/local/home-care-provider-rebrands-1/nPgds/

Home care provider rebrands

Staff report

WEST CHESTER TWP. — The local office of Griswold Special Care will change its name to Griswold Home Care on Sunday in conjunction with the rebranding effort at its home office.

The new name “more accurately reflects the services offered by the company,” according to Jim Barth, local director.

Griswold Home Care, the nation’s oldest non-medical home care provider, refers caregivers who provide nonmedical in-home care services to the elderly and disabled with the focus on safe and independent living.

The Cincinnati-Tri County office at 7237 Cincinnati-Dayton Road, West Chester Twp., has been serving the greater Cincinnati area for more than eight years.

Along with the updated brand name is a redesigned logo and new website at wwww.GriswoldHomeCare.com.

The rebrand coincides with the 30th anniversary of the company started in 1982 by Jean Griswold.

Since its founding Griswold Home Care has helped more than 80,000 seniors and their families find home care options best suited to their needs.

For more information, call (513) 777-7550.

In the article I substituted the free version of this press release for the ProQuest version of the same press release. But they are the identical press release. We cannot source such an extraordinary claim to a corporate press release. If this article survives the AfD, this is going to be an issue. Right now It is not worth pursuing.

Why are you continuing to misrepresent a press release as a news article? Coretheapple (talk) 17:32, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Note that what you put into the article was a broken link.  I had seen the press release that you added, but did not add it to the article because news articles are often generated by press releases, they are still articles.   What is Today's Pulse?  The article says "Staff report", but how can you tell that it is  a reprinted press release rather than being an online copy of the one I took for a local article?  This is an honest question.  ProQuest usually says "PR" when something is a press release.  Newspaper articles that say "Staff report" are usually local reworkings of wire service stories and/or press releases, not copies of press releases.  Have you found this article/copy/version labeled as "Press release"?E.M.Gregory (talk) 18:02, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have fixed the link. "Today's Pulse" is a local newspaper. http://www.todayspulse.com/ It is a publication of Cox Media Group, not McClatchy. See As you can see from the above comparison, it ran the same press release as the McClatchy paper. The fact that "staff report" was placed at the top of a press release, and that ProQuest did not label this as a press release, is immaterial. And by the way "staff report" appeared at the top of the Pulse reprint of this press release, not the McClatchy reprint of the same release. Be that as it may, they are both the identical press release. OK? Can we drop this?  Coretheapple (talk) 18:12, 28 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Also, extensive back-and-forth in AFDs are problematic because they tend to discourage editors from joining the conversation.E.M.Gregory (talk) 18:02, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * It's relevant to the AfD that the claim made by the company in its press release is not adequately sourced. Look, you can of coure continue to pursue your quest to misrepresent a press release as a news article, but it is unlikely to be productive, so please stop. Coretheapple (talk) 18:12, 28 May 2015 (UTC)
 * In any event I have hatted the discussion on the AfD page, since it does run on too long and is disruptive.a Feel free to revert, but I think it is best to hat it. Coretheapple (talk) 18:31, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

COI tag
Belongs here, not on page, now that that editor- who has been open about his role - has ceased editing.E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:50, 4 June 2015 (UTC)