Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Anne Brodie


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The result was DELETE. Kim Dent-Brown  (Talk)  10:42, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Anne Brodie

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I came across this article after noticing this edit and therefore suspected WP:AUTO. Still—that not being a definitive reason for deletion—I have made an attempt to find third-party sources, or anything that might indicate notability according to WP:BIO and my search has been unsuccessful. Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 22:00, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Canada-related deletion discussions.   — Paul Erik  (talk) (contribs) 22:04, 15 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I've changed my vote. I now believe her daily film column on major Web portal MSN Sympatico gives her notability as a journalist beyond the confines of Toronto television. Also, with the sheer size of the southern Ontario market and her presence on Entertainment Tonight Canada, she is probably one of the country's most seen entertainment reporters -- if not the most? Add to that her longtime membership in the influential Toronto Film Critics Association. It all adds up to keep, for me. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:36, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Shawn, I honestly can't find any evidence at all that she's a recognized entertainment reporter. Her article and her own website do not say that she was on Entertainment Tonight Canada, only that she did some work as a producer. WP's article on ET Canada makes no mention of her. The show's official site does not mention her. Do you have some other source? If she is as recognized as you suggest, surely some reporter or TV columnist would have at least mentioned her at some point—but when I search a database of Canadian newspapers and magazines, all that turns up is a single Toronto Star article in which she was one of 24 panelists commenting on films at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival. -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 19:49, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Here's a hit from the ctv.ca site which shows that she is indeed the main CFTO enterainment journalist at TIFF. CFTO is local, but it's big local. And I did post the Sympatico/MSN link above. Would a combination of her CFTO work and her film column on Sympatico/MSN satisfy WP:BIO? Shawn in Montreal (talk) 20:55, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think it does. What are you referring to within WP:BIO? Television personality that has "a large fan base"? I am doubtful of that. -- Paul Erik (talk) (contribs) 21:08, 17 February 2008 (UTC)


 * I suppose, in the end, it's the first criteria for journalists, under Creative Professionals. "The person is regarded as an important figure or is widely cited by their peers or successors." Maybe this is just WP:OR on my part, but I've worked years as a film publicist and if you wanted eyeballs in the big southern Ontario market, you wanted to get it to Anne. That said, I grant you she's not academically respected as a film critic or scholar like a Geoff Pevere...Shawn in Montreal (talk) 21:17, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.   —Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:39, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete unless the significant coverage in reliable secondary sources independent of the subject that I was unable to find are produced. Double Blue  (Talk) 22:27, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Delete in the absence of reliable third party sources. Reggie Perrin (talk) 06:40, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ontario-related deletion discussions.   —86.149.53.196 (talk) 08:25, 23 February 2008 (UTC)


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