Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dinah Lee Küng

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Ashleyyoursmile! 03:58, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Dinah Lee Küng

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Fails WP:GNG; WP:AUTHOR. Undersourced: self published ('Eyes and Ears publishing' is a two-author imprint from Switzerland). A Visit for Voltaire was longlisted for the Orange Prize, that's it. Beyond this we have no grounds for notability - no media coverage. WP:Author uses the word 'significant' - this is where we fall down here. There's nothing significant. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:06, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of People-related deletion discussions. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:06, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Authors-related deletion discussions. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:06, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Alexandermcnabb (talk) 07:06, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

I oppose the deletion recommendation. Besides the Orange prize for fiction nomination, she also won an Overseas Press Club of America Award for her reporting, and won an commendation in the BBC playwriting contest for Dear Mr. Rogge. Her books have been reviewed in The Guardian, and gotten starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly. Her reporting has been gathered and cited in a number of books and journals on public policy issues and international affairs. Her coverage in Google Scholar is scattered because she has written under multiple names (Dinah Lee, DL Kung, and Dinah Lee Küng).LingLass (talk) 16:43, 21 April 2021 (UTC)

Also, notability for journalists include that “The subject is a senior staff writer, editor, or columnist (sports, arts and entertainment, etc.) at a major news source including… A notable regional, national, or international newspaper or magazine (such as The Detroit Free Press, The New York Times, or Time)." And indeed, Küng was bureau chief at Business Week and again at the Economist.LingLass (talk) 04:04, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the notability test you refer to is part of Wikipedia:Notability (journalists), a failed proposal. The consensus notability criteria for journalists can be found at WP:NJOURNALIST, and it's somewhat more restrictive. pburka (talk) 16:30, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

• Keep per WP:NAUTHOR. Her books have been reviewed by multiple reliable sources (Kirkus, PW, The Guardian), as pointed out by LingLass above. pburka (talk) 16:34, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗plicit 11:49, 27 April 2021 (UTC)

• Keep More media coverage has been cited to indicate WP:NAUTHOR notability: reviews in Kirkus, PW (starred), The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, The Buffalo News, author coverage in the Santa Cruz Sentinel, mention by other authors, and discussion of the Orange-nominated book in Tablet Magazine.LingLass (talk) 16:57, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

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