- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:57, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
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- ... that a report about Ronald Reagan not paying taxes by a student reporter on Sacramento radio station KERS resulted in an interview by a California state agent and a commendation by journalists? Source: [1] [2]
Created by Raymie (talk). Self-nominated at 05:53, 25 March 2020 (UTC).
General eligibility:
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Overall: 
- Approved hook ... that a report about Ronald Reagan not paying taxes by a student reporter on Sacramento radio station KERS resulted in an interview by a California state agent and a commendation by journalists? Source: [3] [4]
- Hook in prep ... that when Sacramento radio station KERS broadcast a student report on Ronald Reagan not having paid state income tax, it resulted in an interview by a California state agent and a journalistic commendation?
@Raymie, Cwmhiraeth, Jon698, and Ravenpuff: The above hook was altered while in prep, making it slightly longer than the hook limit. That is easily fixed. However, in looking at it, and comparing it to the source, the interview with the special agent of the California State Franchise Board never happened. At least, that's how I read it. She made an appointment with the agent, who showed up and told her he needed to talk to her in private. She refused, and told the agent she would not reveal her source. The agent said he would go elsewhere for his investigation. — Maile (talk)
- I read that as she still had conversations with him... @Maile66: You think the hook needs a revision to reflect that? Raymie (t • c) 21:28, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
- Well, an interview would involve questions and answers. Yes? So, greeting somebody at the door and letting them know you're refusing to give information, and the person turning around and leaving, doesn't sound like an interview. Yes, it could be reworded to say (after the comma) "but she refused to reveal her sources to a state agent ." Or something of that nature. — Maile (talk) 21:39, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
@Raymie: @Cwmhiraeth: @Jon698: @Ravenpuff: further to the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know#Did_you_know_nominations/KXJZ_-_in_Prep_5, I have removed it from prep 5 and am reopening it so that any issues can be resolved. Thanks — Amakuru (talk) 21:12, 10 April 2020 (UTC)
- @Amakuru: I'm going to propose an ALT2 (196 characters)... Raymie (t • c) 17:33, 11 April 2020 (UTC)
- ALT2: ... that professional journalists commended a student reporter for Sacramento radio station KERS for not revealing her source on a story about Ronald Reagan not paying taxes as Governor of California?
Approve ALT2. It's within policy, and stated in the source. @Cwmhiraeth and Yoninah: do either of you want to put this back in a prep? — Maile (talk) 01:52, 12 April 2020 (UTC)
- ALT2: ... that professional journalists commended a student reporter for Sacramento radio station KERS for not revealing her source on a story about Ronald Reagan not paying taxes as Governor of California?