Talk:Shaheera Asante

Conflict of interest
It would appear that User:Josephine Carter as the subject's agent has a major conflict of interest here. A discussion at WP:EAR has brought this to light. Jezhotwells (talk) 00:26, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

Cleanup
I have cleaned up the article but more sources are needed, which sadly I cannot find at present. Jezhotwells (talk) 22:16, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Thank you very much for your assistance. Please indicate which part of the article you require more sources for?, so this can be researched. Also UK journalists who have written articles on Shaheera Asante, may have additional information. Is it within the rules for another editor to add information for you to look at? Is this required for the conflict of interest banner to be removed from the top of the article? This has truly been a learning experience. Please have patience with new editors and user of wiki TangoMary (talk) 11:50, 25 February 2010 (UTC)TangoMaryTangoMary (talk) 11:50, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Additional information Shaheera Asante Biography
In 2005, Shaheera travelled to Somaliland, to present a BBC documentary on the war-torn southern part of Somalia.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/sundayfeature/pip/6gao2/

Additional information and verified sources will be added here as sourced by journalists. TangoMary (talk) 12:45, 25 February 2010 (UTC)TangoMaryTangoMary (talk) 12:45, 25 February 2010 (UTC)


 * A newsreader going to another country to present a documentary is not normally considered encyclopedic content for an article. Going to other places is kind of what they do. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  14:08, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

OrangeMike: Noted: However, I thought this is a biography on this person? Actors appear in movies, that's what they do, so does that mean you don't mention the movies they have worked in? Your comment sounds biased.

In addition, Somaliland is a contentious issue that has encyclopaedic reference due to its history. It is now too dangerous to go there for any journalist, so I believe the content should be included.

Also: excerpt taken from the Sunday Times Newspaper article written by Paul Donovan,March 26th 2006

"Asante, 39, was incensed to be told by e-mail on March 1 by the show’s boss, the producer Andrew Kurowski, that she would not be covering for the regular presenters, Verity Sharp and Fiona Talkington, the next time they are both off. Mark Russell, who last did it in 2002, will be there instead. Radio 3 says: “To our knowledge, Shaheera hasn’t made these accusations to us. She has not been on a contract, but no decision has been made to take her off Late Junction, or the network, and she may well appear on it again.”

In the new edit, it implies that BBC had fired this presenter, and they were replaced permanently by Mark Russel. However, having heard this presenter on this station many times( I am in the UK), I believe that is not the case, and the presenter seems to work on various stations and programmes for the BBC and her profile remains on the BBC Radio 3 website today, although is not on the mentioned stations Late Junction 2010 page. TangoMary (talk) 16:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)TangoMaryTangoMary (talk) 16:11, 25 February 2010 (UTC)