User talk:Barb22/Laura Sharrad

Reagle's review
, you have the basics of a good biography, but for Wikipedia purposes, your sources are weak. You can't use a WP article itself as a source (find what sources it uses) and relying upon her own blog indicates she might not be notable enough. Remember at the Sept 16th task, at the start, was to find at least three strong sources. I just did some searching and found better sources -- even if not great -- and might be able to make suggestions as well. But if you don't have a few strong sources at the start, you should probably reconsider your topic.


 * Did you try World Access News and Google News
 * What about books?

-Reagle (talk) 18:22, 13 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, @Barb22. I just wanted to echo Prof Reagle's comments. Looking at the sources from related Wikipedia articles is a great way to find possibly relevant material for your own article.
 * I did a search in Access World News for "Laura Sharrad" (in quotes) and pulled up a lot of articles from the Australian gossip/entertainment press. If you sort the results by "Best Match," you'll see articles from when she was on MasterChef. You'll want to find objective, verifiable information from a source other than the subject; for example, there's an article in the Mail Online about how she met her husband (might be useful for a "Personal Life" section) and another about opening her second restaurant. Her own blog is not an objective source of information, because she's the one writing it—presumably without employing a fact checker, as a newspaper or magazine would.
 * You'll also want to find sources other than the Mail Online, which is what mostly comes up in Access World News. Most reality TV stars see some coverage in gossip magazines while they're on television, but that doesn't necessarily make them notable enough for a Wikipedia article. To make a strong case for notability, you'd typically want information from at least 3-6 separate, reliable sources such as newspapers, magazines, journals, or books. Take a look at the article for chef Claudia Fleming as an example; it's short and could use some help, but the references are strong: there's a New York Times profile, a contemporary review of her cookbook, and two more articles from both the NYT and the AJC. Those types of sources prove the notability of the subject.
 * If you're not able to find that with this subject, as Prof Reagle suggested, you may need to choose a different topic. Women in Red has an excellent and extensive list of suggested articles about female chefs, cookbook authors, farmers, restaurateurs, food activists and other workers within the food industry.
 * I hope this is helpful. Feel free to reach out with questions or for more research help. LibrarianBTeam (talk) 21:56, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you - I wasn't able to find many sources so I took Professor Reagle's advice to choose a different topic from the Women in Red extensive list for Jan O’Connell Barb22 (talk) 19:14, 15 October 2022 (UTC)