Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sherry Bebitch Jeffe

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The result was delete. The discussion shows a substantial amount of effort to find sourcing to use in the article, and a lack of it available. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 04:52, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Sherry Bebitch Jeffe[edit]

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BLP with insufficient references Rathfelder (talk) 10:07, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions. Rathfelder (talk) 10:07, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 11:14, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 11:14, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

*Delete fails WP:GNG.E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:17, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I am finding significant coverage (WP:GNG) over several decades in print newspapers and other independent sources (~4000 in Newspapers.com, ~1400 in Gale Research, several books mentions), where she is often quoted as a political analyst and expert on California politics. She's also a contributor to several news agencies. Finding an independent source for biographical details, though, seems like it might be the main challenge. -- Netoholic @ 12:41, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Dunno as per User:Netoholic Faculty bio [1] can be used to improve the page. Her [ https://bedrosian.usc.edu/files/2013/05/SBJ_Publications_List.pdf Publications list] shows that she does political analysis in the media, not scholarlarly articles, not books. My searches turn up nothing that is about her beyond boilerplate interview identifiers, NPR: "We're joined by USC Political Analyst Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, who's in Burbank. Good morning. Professor SHERRY BEBITCH JEFFE (Political Analyst, University of Southern California): Good morning, Renee... E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:31, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
gBooks [2].E.M.Gregory (talk) 15:51, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it wouldn't be an inclusion on academic output grounds, but more as a media personality (hence my GNG vote). She has a LOT of appearances, which makes searching for biographical substance difficult. -- Netoholic @ 19:22, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Delete We need some sort of sourcing beyond the fact that she is interviewed as an expert. At this point she fails WP:BASIC. If somebody finds WP:SIGCOV, feel free to ping me. I am always willing to revisit and reconsider when sources are found.E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:12, 12 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Fails to meet WP:GNG. Syndicater (talk) 01:37, 13 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per E.M.Gregory. Horse Eye Jack (talk) 06:29, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Er.... just for the record, my iVote was "delete" due to failure to locate WP:SIGCOV.E.M.Gregory (talk) 09:20, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep per Netoholic. Here is a link that might be useful for biographical details (AAGC Award for Excellence from Goucher College) [3] Polyharrisson (talk) 10:11, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nice find. I'm a little frustrated that still haven't located Any SECONDARY SIGCOV.E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:22, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Except, of course, that an alumni award does not contribute to notability.E.M.Gregory (talk) 04:32, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note that I have BOLDLY removed Jeffe's name from our list of science-related deletions. Political Science is a fine and honourable field to earn a PhD in, just, it isn't in category:Scientist.E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:09, 14 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as WP:Too soon. Routine academic without as yet significant achievements. Xxanthippe (talk) 02:26, 20 May 2019 (UTC).[reply]

I keep revisiting, and searching, and I keep failing to find WP:SIGCOV. She was a talking head, an expert who was a regular expert opinion on radio an TV. She was a staffer at the state legislature, and on campaigns. Then she became "Senior Fellow, USC Price School of Public Policy" . Nobody had found SECONDARY coverage of her, nor has anyone found that she wrote a paper that had significant impact. Fails WP:BASIC.E.M.Gregory (talk) 04:32, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I also question the care with which User Horse Eye Jack formed his opinion. Jack has a record of terse endorsements for keeping pages on women in science [4], where this discussion was erroneously listed.E.M.Gregory (talk) 04:43, 20 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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