Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Youth Journalism International


 * 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 delete. -- Patar knight - chat/contributions 05:01, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Youth Journalism International

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The article's creator and biggest contributor has a conflict of interest bias against the article and is abusing multiple accounts. The main user (now blocked) can be found here: Sockpuppet investigations/Kiernanmc. They seem to edit articles relating to Youth Journalism International's founder, Steve Collins (journalist) (also being nominated for deletion), and other related pages. It appears that the following users are evading the block put in place for the main user: The original deletion proposal had the following:
 * 134.181.107.236
 * 2604:6000:9802:5100:857:c3c2:d088:4cd0 (when 134.181.107.236 was reverted this one popped up and began editing Youth Journalism International)
 * According to Deletion policy: Violates WP:DEL-CONTENT (not enough citations); goes against WP:ATD-M (no suitable merge location); fails WP:SIGCOV (all 5 tenants violated); fails WP:SUSTAINED (sustained coverage not proved); supports WP:SPIP (look at citations); supports WP:NEWSEVENT (used news events to create faulty notability); I could go on... but perhaps most importantly WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV on its majority of edits. CamdenEric (talk) 14:14, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 14:45, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Organizations-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 14:45, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Maine-related deletion discussions.  MT Train Talk 14:45, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Keep -- Neither the present nomination nor the previous nomination seem to include any actual valid reasons for deletion, which is because there aren't any. This organization clearly satisfies WP:GNG.  There's the Hartford Courant article already cited.  Also the Daily Iowan and profile at the Cato Institute by Nat Hentoff. 192.160.216.52 (talk) 15:49, 27 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Those two sources contain merely mere mentions, they make no commentary on the organisation. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:40, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * You know what,Mr. Smokey, that's just not true. For instance, here's just one excerpt from the Hentoff source: Which is why I was delighted to discover the global nonprofit Youth Journalism International (YJI), headquartered in West Hartford, Connecticut. It mentors young people in their teens and 20s from around the world in the art and ethics of journalism.  The husband and wife team of Steve Collins and Jackie Majerus started YJI in 1994 for students interested in pursuing a career in journalism. Slowly, this small, informal group grew to include students from other states and, eventually, started to receive inquiries from students in foreign countries. At the time, Steve and Jackie were both working full-time as reporters for the Bristol (Ct.) Press. That sure looks like more than a "mere mention" as you would disingenuously have it. 192.160.216.52 (talk) 14:15, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete. A worthy organisation, sure, but nobody has really paid focused attention to it. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:40, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Delete - insufficient coverage in reliable sources - fails WP:GNG. TimTempleton (talk) (cont)  20:57, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Absolutely satisfies WP:GNG. CamdenEric is a single-purpose user who only exists to keep actor Stephen Collins at a high profile. Now that the founder of this org, Steve Collins, has been removed from Wikipedia, as per his nom, this page likely doesn't concern him anymore. 73.5.132.206 (talk)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, 78.26  (spin me / revolutions) 20:40, 4 April 2018 (UTC)
 * This is a strange duck. From what I can see, an SPA supporting actor Stephen Collins and using his 7th Heaven character's name is battling an SPA that keeps popping up with different IP addresses who is focused on promoting journalist Stephen Collins. Nonetheless, I'm voting based on the merits of the article, not any assumed biases in the voting and nomination process. TimTempleton (talk)  (cont)  20:55, 4 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Weak Delete Assumed biases towards the page are irrelevant for this discussion. From my perspective, the Organization hasn't received enough coverage to be relevant for Wikipedia. However, I will change my mind, if someone can provide some decent sources. Wikitigresito (talk) 22:09, 4 April 2018 (UTC)


 * '''Delete’’’ I created an account with the intent of trying to fix the entry but I can’t find any sources not already listed. This is not much of en entry and it needs signifant work to even make it relevant. Edmaasman (talk) 18:36, 9 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Delete Changed. I can't save this. This article is little more than a stub.  Give it some time for editing in the draft namespace but it's a jumble of bad links The Columbian Journalism Librarian (talk) 00:17, 10 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Keep I don't yet know how to edit the entry itself, but want to point out that a number of Youth Journalism International stories have been republished on the PBS website here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/search-results/?q=Youth%20Journalism%20International&cx=009246036402813309713%3Av5jnfro4j00#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=Youth%20Journalism%20International&gsc.page=1 and U.S. public radio had a YJI reporter on the air during the Egyptian revolution several times. The only link I could find that still works is here: https://beta.prx.org/stories/58675.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by OneBoringGuy (talk • contribs) 23:59, 11 April 2018 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. 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.