Template:Did you know nominations/Philip Jacobson


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:58, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Philip Jacobson

 * ... that war correspondent Philip Jacobson placed bets on horse races while reporting from the battlefield?
 * ALT1:...that Philip Jacobson was known in journalistic circles for an eight-hour lunch in which he and a colleague consumed 13 bottles of alcohol and were applauded by the staff on leaving the restaurant?
 * Reviewed: Marcus Ames

Created by Philafrenzy (talk). Self-nominated at 09:54, 24 January 2018 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Article is new and long enough. Well written and cited, and looks to be free of issues. ALT0 hook is good to go; ALT1 is too long and based off unverified (though properly sourced) legends. ALT0 is cited from a paywalled source. Should be good to go using ALT0. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 20:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)