Talk:Howard Finberg

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Request edit: sourcing user-count growth, replacing unsourced "earliest" claim

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I am Howard Finberg, the subject of this article (disclosing per WP:COI). I'd like to propose two changes to unsourced/tagged claims in the lead paragraph.

1. Replace the vague, unsourced "earliest news portals" claim with a specific, sourced one:

Current text:

"He led the creation of some of the earliest news portals on the internet,

and is the creator of News University..."

Proposed text:

"He led the creation of Arizona Central, an online news portal launched by

The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Gazette in November 1995, and is the creator of News University...^[1]"

2. Replace the unsourced "410,000 registered users" claim with a sourced growth figure:

Current text:

"...is the creator of News University, an online education portal for

journalists which currently claims 410,000 registered users."

Proposed text:

"...is the creator of News University, an online education portal for

journalists. NewsU grew from 200,000 registered users in 2011 to 370,000 registered users by 2016.^[2]"

(The 2011/200,000 figure is already supported by the existing citation in the next paragraph; no new source needed there.)

Combined, the revised opening would read:

"Howard Finberg is a retired US newspaper executive, educator, and

consultant. He led the creation of Arizona Central, an online news portal launched by The Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Gazette in November 1995, and is the creator of News University, an online education portal for journalists. NewsU grew from 200,000 registered users in 2011 to 370,000 registered users by 2016. News University was created under the auspices of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies..."

Thank you for reviewing. Happy to adjust wording or sourcing as needed.

References

↑ "Az Central opens for online business". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Ariz. November 26, 1995. pp. A1, A24 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 22 (help)
↑ "Poynter's News University, world's largest online journalism learning platform, to promote journalism talent with $758,000 from Knight Foundation". Knight Foundation. 2016. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 28 (help)

Hfinberg (talk) 16:25, 26 August 2026 (UTC) Hfinberg (talk) 16:25, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done. Wikipedia is written by human beings. Please see WP:COI and follow the instructions there. –Deacon Vorbis (carbon • videos) 16:32, 26 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] "Az Central opens for online business". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Ariz. November 26, 1995. pp. A1, A24 – via Newspapers.com. {{cite news}}: line feed character in |title= at position 22 (help)

[2] "Poynter's News University, world's largest online journalism learning platform, to promote journalism talent with $758,000 from Knight Foundation". Knight Foundation. 2016. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 28 (help)

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