Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Goodwin (journalist)


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The result was   keep.  Wifione  Message 06:25, 16 March 2012 (UTC)

George Goodwin (journalist)

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A journalist - of no obvious notability in regard to wikipedia's guidelines. You really  can
 * Keep. The cited source describes Goodwin's very lengthy career in some detail. Among other things it notes that this reporter won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize (See .) and served other important functions in the development of modern Atlanta.   He was also noted for his coverage of a famous murder case that ended up with him being featured on an episode of an early TV series called The Big Story --Arxiloxos (talk) 05:34, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Trivial coverage - feel free to add your suggestions to the article. - You  really  can  05:45, 9 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep. I agree that the article is currently really weak, but a search reveals that the subject has written some very important work, which led to him becoming Pulitzer Prize Winner for Local Reporting in 1948.GorgeCustersSabre (talk) 08:25, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
 * -- After having worked all morning on this article I am now supportive of a Strong Keep. His Pulitzer and other contributions to journalism (and various other fields), although localised in Georgia, are notable.GorgeCustersSabre (talk) 12:18, 9 March 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep A Pulitzer win constitutes "significant critical attention", thus passing WP:CREATIVE#4. Yunshui 雲&zwj;水 10:51, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per above. The Pulitzer prize constitutes, in my mind, enough notability for inclusion. — Ed! (talk) 23:40, 9 March 2012 (UTC)
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 * Keep per GorgeCustersSabre's good work.  Gongshow  Talk 03:05, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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