Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/David Cochrane (journalist)


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The result was soft delete. WP:REFUND applies. –  Juliancolton  &#124; Talk 03:42, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

David Cochrane (journalist)

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Poorly referenced article about a television journalist, whose only evident notability claim is that he exists. As a national network reporter, he would likely be eligible for an article if it were sourced properly to reliable source coverage about him, but simply being on television is not an instant notability freebie that exempts him from having to clear WP:GNG just because he exists. However, the only reference here is a Blogspot, not a reliable source, and I'm unable to find any other notability-supporting sources: even on a ProQuest search, I'm just finding press releases and transcripts of his own journalism, rather than notability-supporting coverage about him as a subject. Bearcat (talk) 15:13, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Bearcat (talk) 15:13, 1 June 2019 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete a non-notable journalist.John Pack Lambert (talk) 03:53, 5 June 2019 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:15, 8 June 2019 (UTC)


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