Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Nubian Message


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The result was delete.  Sandstein  08:43, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

Nubian Message

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This is an African-American topics student newspaper at North Carolina State University. The only significant coverage of it I can find are in its own articles or those of The Technician, NCSU's mainstream student newspaper, which fails source independence. Aside from some sporadic citations to its articles and a single mention in an article about the NCSU NAACP chapter in The Crisis, there is no mention of it elsewhere. Thus it fails to meet WP:GNG. -Indy beetle (talk) 07:49, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions.  CASSIOPEIA(talk) 08:20, 6 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of North Carolina-related deletion discussions.  CASSIOPEIA(talk) 08:20, 6 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Comment - there is no notability guideline for specifically for newspapers, so all we have is WP:GNG and WP:NRV, "No subject is automatically or inherently notable merely because it exists: the evidence must show the topic has gained significant independent coverage or recognition" - this paper could be notable if it is the first or only African-American student newspaper - the article certainly needs to be re-written to remove sensational editorial languge like, "students...remember vividly" and "The response...was nothing less remarkable." - but without "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" it qualifies for Delete - Epinoia (talk) 23:23, 11 May 2019 (UTC)


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