Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Molhem Barakat


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The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Natg 19 (talk) 17:35, 11 September 2014 (UTC)

Molhem Barakat

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I believe that this is a case of being famous for only one thing, being a young photo journalist. Also feel that this could be a case of WP:NOT#NEWS Gbawden (talk) 11:41, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep As a cursory Google search can show, there is wide coverage of his death, not being a young photojournalist. Furthermore, many of the articles discuss how Reuters was irresponsible for putting such a young life in harm's way. didn't give a reason when they contested the deletion, but they also don't find this a case of NOTNEWS. Kevin Rutherford (talk) 15:17, 2 September 2014 (UTC)
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 * Keep as Ktr noted, Barakat's death has been profiled by international publications, policy journals and other verifiable sources.--TM 13:21, 6 September 2014 (UTC)
 * Keep - I expanded per the above. Widespread non-trivial coverage easily establishes notability in this case.  Nik the  stunned  16:10, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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