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requesting edits to biographical page about me
[edit]I'm hoping to add two facts to the Matt Katz page.
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- Specific text to be added or removed: In 2024, Matt Katz launched an eight-episode podcast series about his search for his biological father.
- Reason for the change: Relevant professional experience
- References supporting change: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inconceivable-truth/id1737812524?i=1000650373879
https://open.spotify.com/show/0UCLiLBaHuTW4oND765bOf https://whyy.org/episodes/discovering-your-true-identity/
- Specific text to be added or removed: In 2022, Katz won the October Sidney Award for obtaining and publishing never-before-seen images of the squalid, lethal conditions at Rikers Island. The story published on WNYC and its sister digital outlet, Gothamist.
- Reason for the change: Relevant given other awards are mentioned
- References supporting change: https://hillmanfoundation.org/sidney-awards/matt-katz-wins-october-sidney-obtaining-never-seen-images-rikers
https://gothamist.com/news/rikers-images-shower-cages-poor-conditions IT-1978 (talk) 21:46, 25 March 2024 (UTC)
- Partly done: The Sidney Award appears to be a notable award in various biographies, and as such I have added it to the article. I am unsure of the notability of the podcast but wouldn't be against its addition. CloakedFerret (talk) 22:39, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
- Not done for now: IT-1978, please provide intependent sources that verify the podcast. Unless other sources have mentioned it, it isn't necessary to be included. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 01:25, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
- Hi -- Sure thing. The podcast, which officially launches next week, was discussed on The Pulse radio show and podcast (and linked to in the show notes): https://whyy.org/episodes/discovering-your-true-identity/
- The Pulse is a public radio show on more than 100 NPR stations around the country:
- https://whyy.org/about-the-pulse/
- https://support.whyy.org/page/64717/event/1?locale=en-US#:~:text=Since%20its%20launch%20as%20a,The%20Pulse%2C%20with%20special%20guests. IT-1978 (talk) 03:34, 31 March 2024 (UTC)
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