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News media

Canadian Journalism Project (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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I couldn't establish that it meets WP:ORG / WP:GNG. There are the different universities as possible WP:ATDs, but none of them are obvious targets. Boleyn ( talk) 15:28, 26 July 2024 (UTC) reply

PTV Newsbreak (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Article was redirected in previous AfD. Recreated with no sources, still fails WP:GNG DonaldD23 talk to me 00:44, 25 July 2024 (UTC) reply

ESNA European Higher Education News (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Nominated on pl wiki for deletion as spam with possible hoax elements ( pl:Wikipedia:Poczekalnia/artykuły/2024:07:17:ESNA European Higher Education News). It also seems to fail WP:NORG/ WP:GNG. My BEFORE finds next to zero visiblity for this entity in GS/GB. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 12:34, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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TV9 Kannada (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Unsourced article. Literary found nothing that can help to support WP:GNG. Twinkle1990 ( talk) 07:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC) reply

*Don't Delete I think it not to be deleted. Randomiaedit ( talk) 10:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)User Blocked reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Ineligible for soft deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, plicit 11:45, 24 July 2024 (UTC) reply

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Men's Folio (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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May not meet WP:NMAGAZINE and WP:GNG. Unable to find significant coverage of the publication. Article is supported by sole subject's About us page at the time of nomination. Article was dratified and then subsequently moved back to mainspace by the article creator. – robertsky ( talk) 05:16, 16 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
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WhatsApp University (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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The term is indeed used in India. However, I don't think it has scope beyond a definition. It can be easily integrated in Fake news in India#Modes of distribution ( WP:CFORK). Although start-class, it pretty much looks like a future repository for dumping all fake news spread on WhatsApp. For serious cases, there is already Indian WhatsApp lynchings. Gan Favourite ( talk) 14:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla Ohhhhhh, no! 20:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Can we have a clearer discussion of the sources and whether they contain significant coverage of the topic? A source table would be helpful.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering ( talk) 00:57, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply

  • Here's a stab at a source table. The strongest candidates appear to be a short article in the Navbharat Times, an opinion piece in The Hindu, and an in-depth blog post of questionable reliability. That last one is really a stretch, and I think we'd be hard-pressed to hit WP:3REFS. Even more so to get something large enough that it'd merit being split off from Fake news in India. hinnk ( talk) 02:24, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply
Source assessment table: prepared by User:hinnk
Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Count source toward GNG?
https://cyberblogindia.in/the-great-indian-whatsapp-university/ Yes ~ Blog, no apparent editorial staff at the time Yes ~ Partial
https://www.thehindu.com/society/whatsapp-indias-leading-university/article24358591.ece Yes ~ WP:THEHINDU, but this seems to be an opinion piece Yes ~ Partial
https://www.tv9hindi.com/business/misinformation-fake-news-will-be-the-biggest-risk-for-world-in-next-2-year-2355348.html Yes Yes No Brief mention, article is actually about a World Economic Forum report on online misinformation No
https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ranchi/story-students-need-to-leave-facebook-whatsapp-university-vice-chancellor-6861807.html Yes No Brief usage No
https://hindi.news24online.com/travel/survival-tips-bear-alligator-water-whatsapp-university-truth-social-media/727091/ Yes No Brief usage No
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/humor/logic-khatre-mein-hai-kunal-kamra-takes-on-whatsapp-university-in-latest-stand-up/ Yes ~ Looks like a clickbait site No Screenshots and GIFs from a standup routine without secondary analysis No
https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tech/gadgets-news/whatsapp-launches-check-the-facts-campaign-to-fight-misinformation/articleshow/105384003.cms Yes ~ WP:TOI ~ 2-paragraph blurb, but has actual coverage of changes in WhatsApp to prevent misinformation ~ Partial
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-ministers-whatsapp-university-jibe-at-bjps-new-online-campaign-plan-2270936 Yes No Brief mention No
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/yogi-getting-my-telephones-tapped-akhilesh/article37993341.ece Yes No Brief usage No
https://www.apnlive.com/bjp-ruchi-pathak-india-on-99-years-lease-video/ Yes No Brief usage No
https://www.business-standard.com/politics/bjp-mps-call-kharge-vc-of-whatsapp-university-for-criticising-railways-123060901106_1.html Yes No Brief usage in a quote No
https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-secularism-of-whatsapp-university-separating-imul-is-like-saying-that-congress-has-no-relation-with-nehru-23434257.html Yes No Brief usage, not related to what's being cited No
https://www.newslaundry.com/topic/whatsapp-university Yes ~ Reliable publication, but this is a political cartoon No Appearance in a political cartoon, not related to what's being cited No
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Jul/10/debunking-whatsapp-universitys-misinformation Yes No Brief usage, article is about a tabletop game, not related to what's being cited No
https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/dont-go-by-whatsapp-university-kerala-high-court-dismisses-pil-alleging-forced-vaccination-of-children-198488 Yes No Brief usage in a quote No
https://theprint.in/last-laughs/whatsapp-university-phd-in-mangal-gyaan-maths-isnt-ec-you-know/2066319/ Yes ~ Political cartoon No Brief usage, not related to what's being cited No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{ source assess table}}.
Note, also, I just rolled back an addition about the actual "Whatsapp University" as it is patent nonsense with 4 followers on linkedin, and does not add to actual article notability being debated. Shotgunheist 💬 05:32, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply
  • EXPLAIN: On behalf the Whatsapp University I would like this listing for Whatsapp University to be remove ASAP. The Whatsapp University and Whatsapp College is well known brand names of Brahma University since at least 2016. Associating with BJP party and disinformation and misinformation by Wikipedia is causing a great confusion and commotion in minds of the students. Hope you understand and remove this listing in your online directory immediately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShymalWhatsappUniversity ( talkcontribs) 09:17, 28 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Proposed deletions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a collection of discussions on the deletion of articles related to News media. It is one of many deletion lists coordinated by WikiProject Deletion sorting. Anyone can help maintain the list on this page.

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Adding an AfD to this page does not add it to the main page at WP:AFD. Similarly, removing an AfD from this page does not remove it from the main page at WP:AFD. If you want to nominate an article for deletion, go through the process on that page before adding it to this page. To add a discussion to this page, follow these steps:
  1. Edit this page and add {{Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/PageName}} to the top of the list. Replace "PageName" with the relevant article name, i.e. the one on the existing AFD discussion. Also, indicate the title of the article in the edit summary as it is particularly helpful to add a link to the article in the edit summary. When you save the page, the discussion will automatically appear.
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Removing a closed AfD discussion
Closed AfD discussions are automatically removed by a bot.
Other types of discussions
You can also add and remove other discussions ( prod, CfD, TfD etc.) related to News media. For the other XfD's, the process is the same as AfD (except {{Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/PageName}} is used for MFD and {{ transclude xfd}} for the rest). For PRODs, adding a link with {{ prodded}} will suffice.
Further information
For further information see Wikipedia's deletion policy and WP:AfD for general information about Articles for Deletion, including a list of article deletions sorted by day of nomination.


Archived discussions (starting from September 2007) may be found at:
Purge page cache watch

See also Internet-related deletions and publications for deletion. For news events, use Events-related deletions.

News media

Canadian Journalism Project (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
(Find sources:  Google ( books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs· FENS · JSTOR · TWL)

I couldn't establish that it meets WP:ORG / WP:GNG. There are the different universities as possible WP:ATDs, but none of them are obvious targets. Boleyn ( talk) 15:28, 26 July 2024 (UTC) reply

PTV Newsbreak (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Article was redirected in previous AfD. Recreated with no sources, still fails WP:GNG DonaldD23 talk to me 00:44, 25 July 2024 (UTC) reply

ESNA European Higher Education News (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Nominated on pl wiki for deletion as spam with possible hoax elements ( pl:Wikipedia:Poczekalnia/artykuły/2024:07:17:ESNA European Higher Education News). It also seems to fail WP:NORG/ WP:GNG. My BEFORE finds next to zero visiblity for this entity in GS/GB. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 12:34, 19 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 04:31, 26 July 2024 (UTC) reply

TV9 Kannada (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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Unsourced article. Literary found nothing that can help to support WP:GNG. Twinkle1990 ( talk) 07:17, 17 July 2024 (UTC) reply

*Don't Delete I think it not to be deleted. Randomiaedit ( talk) 10:10, 22 July 2024 (UTC)User Blocked reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Ineligible for soft deletion.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, plicit 11:45, 24 July 2024 (UTC) reply

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Men's Folio (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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May not meet WP:NMAGAZINE and WP:GNG. Unable to find significant coverage of the publication. Article is supported by sole subject's About us page at the time of nomination. Article was dratified and then subsequently moved back to mainspace by the article creator. – robertsky ( talk) 05:16, 16 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla Ohhhhhh, no! 07:21, 23 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz Read! Talk! 07:04, 30 July 2024 (UTC) reply

WhatsApp University (  | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – ( View AfD | edits since nomination)
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The term is indeed used in India. However, I don't think it has scope beyond a definition. It can be easily integrated in Fake news in India#Modes of distribution ( WP:CFORK). Although start-class, it pretty much looks like a future repository for dumping all fake news spread on WhatsApp. For serious cases, there is already Indian WhatsApp lynchings. Gan Favourite ( talk) 14:31, 13 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Doczilla Ohhhhhh, no! 20:49, 20 July 2024 (UTC) reply

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Can we have a clearer discussion of the sources and whether they contain significant coverage of the topic? A source table would be helpful.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, asilvering ( talk) 00:57, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply

  • Here's a stab at a source table. The strongest candidates appear to be a short article in the Navbharat Times, an opinion piece in The Hindu, and an in-depth blog post of questionable reliability. That last one is really a stretch, and I think we'd be hard-pressed to hit WP:3REFS. Even more so to get something large enough that it'd merit being split off from Fake news in India. hinnk ( talk) 02:24, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply
Source assessment table: prepared by User:hinnk
Source Independent? Reliable? Significant coverage? Count source toward GNG?
https://cyberblogindia.in/the-great-indian-whatsapp-university/ Yes ~ Blog, no apparent editorial staff at the time Yes ~ Partial
https://www.thehindu.com/society/whatsapp-indias-leading-university/article24358591.ece Yes ~ WP:THEHINDU, but this seems to be an opinion piece Yes ~ Partial
https://www.tv9hindi.com/business/misinformation-fake-news-will-be-the-biggest-risk-for-world-in-next-2-year-2355348.html Yes Yes No Brief mention, article is actually about a World Economic Forum report on online misinformation No
https://www.livehindustan.com/jharkhand/ranchi/story-students-need-to-leave-facebook-whatsapp-university-vice-chancellor-6861807.html Yes No Brief usage No
https://hindi.news24online.com/travel/survival-tips-bear-alligator-water-whatsapp-university-truth-social-media/727091/ Yes No Brief usage No
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/humor/logic-khatre-mein-hai-kunal-kamra-takes-on-whatsapp-university-in-latest-stand-up/ Yes ~ Looks like a clickbait site No Screenshots and GIFs from a standup routine without secondary analysis No
https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/tech/gadgets-news/whatsapp-launches-check-the-facts-campaign-to-fight-misinformation/articleshow/105384003.cms Yes ~ WP:TOI ~ 2-paragraph blurb, but has actual coverage of changes in WhatsApp to prevent misinformation ~ Partial
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/maharashtra-ministers-whatsapp-university-jibe-at-bjps-new-online-campaign-plan-2270936 Yes No Brief mention No
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/yogi-getting-my-telephones-tapped-akhilesh/article37993341.ece Yes No Brief usage No
https://www.apnlive.com/bjp-ruchi-pathak-india-on-99-years-lease-video/ Yes No Brief usage No
https://www.business-standard.com/politics/bjp-mps-call-kharge-vc-of-whatsapp-university-for-criticising-railways-123060901106_1.html Yes No Brief usage in a quote No
https://www.jagran.com/editorial/apnibaat-secularism-of-whatsapp-university-separating-imul-is-like-saying-that-congress-has-no-relation-with-nehru-23434257.html Yes No Brief usage, not related to what's being cited No
https://www.newslaundry.com/topic/whatsapp-university Yes ~ Reliable publication, but this is a political cartoon No Appearance in a political cartoon, not related to what's being cited No
https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2024/Jul/10/debunking-whatsapp-universitys-misinformation Yes No Brief usage, article is about a tabletop game, not related to what's being cited No
https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/dont-go-by-whatsapp-university-kerala-high-court-dismisses-pil-alleging-forced-vaccination-of-children-198488 Yes No Brief usage in a quote No
https://theprint.in/last-laughs/whatsapp-university-phd-in-mangal-gyaan-maths-isnt-ec-you-know/2066319/ Yes ~ Political cartoon No Brief usage, not related to what's being cited No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{ source assess table}}.
Note, also, I just rolled back an addition about the actual "Whatsapp University" as it is patent nonsense with 4 followers on linkedin, and does not add to actual article notability being debated. Shotgunheist 💬 05:32, 27 July 2024 (UTC) reply
  • EXPLAIN: On behalf the Whatsapp University I would like this listing for Whatsapp University to be remove ASAP. The Whatsapp University and Whatsapp College is well known brand names of Brahma University since at least 2016. Associating with BJP party and disinformation and misinformation by Wikipedia is causing a great confusion and commotion in minds of the students. Hope you understand and remove this listing in your online directory immediately. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ShymalWhatsappUniversity ( talkcontribs) 09:17, 28 July 2024 (UTC) reply

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