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The result was no consensus. A possible merge elsewhere can be discussed on the article's talk page. Randykitty ( talk) 16:17, 18 April 2019 (UTC) reply

Kenneth Preston (journalist)

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I can't find any significant coverage, fails WP:BASIC. I believe that WP:BLP1E applies. wumbolo ^^^ 21:02, 26 March 2019 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Journalism-related deletion discussions. Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 21:43, 26 March 2019 (UTC) reply

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Florida-related deletion discussions. Eastmain ( talk • contribs) 21:43, 26 March 2019 (UTC) reply

The subject is very notable.

https://thehill.com/opinion/education/382560-exclusive-broward-countys-100-million-failure-on-school-safety?amp The Hill covered him.

http://thefederalist.com/2018/05/07/rubio-asks-feds-investigate-obama-school-discipline-rules-affected-parkland-shooting/ The Federalist. Senator Marco Rubio asked for an investigation over Preston's report.

https://www.weeklystandard.com/alice-b-lloyd/the-broward-blame-game?_amp=true Weekly Standard covering Preston.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/press-release-red-alert-politics-celebrates-30-under-30-award-winners Won a '30 under 30' award.

https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/04/11/student-journalist-says-parklands-discipline-policies-weakened-school-safety/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPef9pO44xA Appeared on the Daily Wire with Michael Knowles.

https://www.browardbeat.com/reports-broward-schools-sat-on-100-million-earmarked-for-school-safety/ Broward Beat

He also has 12,000 followers on his Twitter page, and his tweets gain significant attraction. There are other students from Parkland that are far less notable and have active pages, ex: Alfonso Calderon (activist)

Chrisrow ( talk) 23:28, 26 March 2019 (UTC) Chrisrow reply

Chrisrow, isn't the last phrase a classic OTHERSTUFFEXISTS argument? The sources you list are far more convincing per NEXIST. gidonb ( talk) 05:33, 27 March 2019 (UTC) reply

So can we close the discussion? Chrisrow ( talk) 00:02, 28 March 2019 (UTC)Chrisrow reply

The opinion article from The Hill is not appropriate to demonstrate notability. wumbolo ^^^ 21:59, 28 March 2019 (UTC) reply

Besides that source, are the others suitable? Chrisrow ( talk) 03:34, 29 March 2019 (UTC)Chrisrow reply

The interview probably isn't, see WP:IV. wumbolo ^^^ 15:25, 29 March 2019 (UTC) reply

So all other sources support notability in your opinion? gidonb ( talk) 00:19, 31 March 2019 (UTC) reply

The award is a press release, and all other sources are opinion pieces reporting on the same thing. The passing mention in The Federalist is just a mention. I think that neither of WP:GNG or WP:BLP1E is satisfied. wumbolo ^^^ 16:33, 31 March 2019 (UTC) reply

• Keep:Passes WP:BIO, WP:JOURNALIST -- PATH SLOPU ^{( TALK)} 08:47, 3 April 2019 (UTC) reply
• Comment: Links given above satisfies WP:GNG.-- PATH SLOPU ^{( TALK)} 08:48, 3 April 2019 (UTC) reply

• Merge to Broward County Public Schools#Controversies and grand jury investigation: The sources from The Daily Signal and The Weekly Standard would count towards WP:GNG if they presented significant coverage on Kenneth Preston himself. However, these sources (as well as the other linked sources above) are focused on the investigation mentioned here. Regarding Kenneth Preston, it is not true that each of these sources addresses the topic directly and in detail (per GNG). Therefore Kenneth Preston does not pass WP:GNG. On top of that, this falls squarely into WP:BLP1E. If a new article is created specifically about this investigation, then this material can be merged there instead. — MarkH21 ( talk) 04:58, 11 April 2019 (UTC) reply

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