Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sound of Hope (2nd nomination)


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Atlantic306 (talk) 19:04, 1 October 2018 (UTC)

Sound of Hope
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Completely unsourced, should be redirected to Epoch Times PrePublic (talk) 21:19, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Radio-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 21:53, 16 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions.  CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 21:54, 16 September 2018 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  This is a nearly 3,000-word profile of Sound of Hope. The article notes: "We all recognize the value of whistleblowers in our society, and often admire their courage. In reality, not all of us want to be a whistleblower for fear of possible reprisal, even when we know it’s for a good cause. Allen Zeng, a software engineer in Silicon Valley, has decided to devote his efforts to creating a business that helps the Chinese to 'blow the whistle.' The business, called the 'Sound of Hope Radio Network' and of which Mr. Zeng is the president, focuses on broadcasting to China. Modern technology has made it easy to broadcast to China from Silicon Valley, despite the fact that they are almost on opposite sites of the world, and the political and social environment in the 'Middle Kingdom' makes the Sound of Hope very appealing to millions of Chinese. ... The radio network is a not-for-profit organization registered in California. One part of its business is the AM/FM radio broadcasting of news and entertainment to cities across North America, Asia, and Australia. The programs are in Chinese and local languages for different target audiences. They try to offer a unique perspective on Asia and its people and serve as a bridge between Asian and Western cultures. ... Reporters for SOH go a step further than just recording call-in messages. They follow up on news leads and conduct investigative reports on Chinese events. Many eager-to-help listeners send in news leads to SOH. Some of them become reporters for SOH inside China. After receiving an important lead, the overseas SOH staff start their investigation with telephone interviews. Because of concerns over its Chinese reporters’ safety, SOH rarely asks them to do investigations on site. ... The Sound of Hope Network has enjoyed a fast-paced expansion since it was founded in 2003. Advances in technology and the growing need for independent Chinese radio broadcasting are two major factors that have benefited this new organization. Another important factor in the success of SOH is the people running the operation—Chinese immigrants who know well both the Chinese and Western cultures." Here is more information about Chinascope from http://chinascope.org/about-us: "Chinascope is a media research entity that gathers, translates, and periodically analyzes Chinese-language media reporting and documents that are generally inaccessible to the West. Through its daily reports and publications, Chinascope makes important, original Chinese source material available to the many parties for whom such information is increasingly vital. Today more than ever elected officials, policy analysts, scholars, and corporations must keep abreast of developments in China. Chinascope’s candid and objective presentation allows readers to feel the pulse of PRC opinion makers. Its contents provide a unique window into Chinese policy making, official attitudes, social developments, changing perceptions of the West, and much more. The organization is based in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area, and is owned by Global Communications Association, Inc., an independent, nonpartisan, 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization."  The article notes: "San Francisco-based Sound of Hope was founded by Falun Gong supporters in 2003. It began leasing time on Radio Taiwan International's shortwave radio network in 2004 to broadcast programs to China. Much of the programming has been broadcast via RTI towers in Tainan and in Huwei, Yunlin County, but the Tainan towers were torn down in June and work on the Huwei site is expected to start in the second half of the year. A resolution passed by Taiwan's Legislature has demanded that the towers on the two sites be completely torn down by the end of 2013. Arrangements have been made for Sound of Hope Radio programs to be broadcast to China in the future via RTI's Danshui and Baozhong facilities, the statement said. The Taiwanese broadcaster has given Sound of Hope assurances that the move will not affect the number of hours it can broadcast through RTI facilities and the services it receives, the statement said."  The book notes: "Other media and cultural groups funded by Falun Gong followers include the Sound of Hope Network which originated in local Chinese radio operations in San Francisco in 2001. Now it broadcasts in five languages in 11 countries in North America, Asia, and Europe. It is also available online and can be found on short wave and satellite radio beamed into China."  This article is an extensive profile of Sound of Hope. The reliability of Epoch Times has been contested in the past with editors disagreeing at Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 34. Both Epoch Times and Sound of Hope have deep ties to the Falun Gong group. But they were founded by different people and are operated by different companies. My view is that Epoch Times can be used to sourced uncontroversial information but should be scrutinized very carefully for more contentious claims.  </li> <li></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Sound of Hope to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 00:31, 17 September 2018 (UTC) </li></ul> <div class="xfd_relist" style="border-top: 1px solid #AAA; border-bottom: 1px solid #AAA; padding: 0px 25px;"> Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep After checking the page history, I decided to issue a warning to the person who proposed the deletion. Because the two pages A and Special:Contributions/Fangwei make me think that there are sock puppets and disturbing facts.--Witotiwo (talk) 13:24, 18 September 2018 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   11:03, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep per sources listed by Cunard. desmay (talk) 17:17, 28 September 2018 (UTC)


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