Talk:47NEWS

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The result was: promoted by Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:39, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that the website 47NEWS was once criticized for the posts from an unaffiliated Twitter account?

• Source: Impress Internet Watch ["今回槍玉に挙げられていたのが、共同通信社などが主宰する「47NEWS」のニュースヘッドラインを流すアカウント「@47news」。[...] Togetterにはまとめサイトが作られて47NEWSが叩かれているのだが、実はこのアカウントは非公式botで、47NEWSとの関係も不明瞭だったため、逆にまとめ人への批判コメントも。" "The account singled out for criticism this time was "@47news," which broadcasts news headlines from "47NEWS" (an outlet managed by Kyodo News and others). While a curation page was created on Togetter to bash 47NEWS, the account turned out to be an unofficial bot with an unclear relationship to the actual 47NEWS; consequently, the curator themselves also faced critical comments."

• • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Jinju Namgang Yudeung Festival

Created by Miminity (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 59 past nominations.

Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 14:56, 5 July 2026 (UTC).

• New enough at submission time, long enough, no apparent copyvio. Hook is interesting, but the stated source is an aggregator website that in turn obtained the news from what appears to be a reputable freelance journalist's now-abandoned personal social media account (WP:SPS and couldn't find evidence that it's actually hers). If this is acceptable, the hook itself might still need clarification; I'd suggest mentioning the account name, e.g. "criticized/received backlash for the spamming behavior of the Twitter account @47news, which turned out to be unaffiliated with it?" PetéWarrior (talk) 06:53, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

• ALT1: that 47NEWS received backlash for the spamming behavior of the Twitter account @47news, which turned out to be unaffiliated with it?

@Petewarrior:. How about now? Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 10:29, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

As I mentioned, the reference is unreliable. Even the page title is "Yajiuma Watch", which roughly means "Gossiper Watch", with the tagline 噂あり、未確認情報あり, meaning "rumors and unconfirmed reports". The claim needs a better source or removed from the page altogether, in which case a new hook would also be needed. PetéWarrior (talk) 11:05, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

• ALT2: … that news aggregator site 47NEWS was launched by 52 newspapers across Japan? .

@Petewarrior: oof I probably didn’t see that whil working on the article. I removed it. This is an alternative hook. Warm Regards, Miminity (Talk?) (me contribs) 11:23, 20 August 2026 (UTC)

Added a few words to ALT2, and I think it's good to go. PetéWarrior (talk) 14:11, 20 August 2026 (UTC)