Talk:Bob Chapek

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Suggestion for more professional edit

May I suggest changing the image showcasing Disney CEO Bob Chapek. Wikipedia is a neutral article, and it appears someone who isn’t fond of Chapek has put in a non ideal photo of him. Please attempt to change. 68.231.205.230 (talk) 19:38, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

That is probably our best option among the few pictures of him on Commons. If you can find a free image of him, feel free to upload that, but right now I don't see anything else we can do. InfiniteNexus (talk) 21:25, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Better image from The Walt Disney Company website: https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/app/uploads/2015/10/Bob-Chapek.jpg

https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/leaders/bob-chapek/ IncepToilet (talk) 22:14, 11 April 2022 (UTC)

The "© Disney" at the bottom means we can't use it. Primefac (talk) 09:31, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia policy requires citation to reliable sources to support assertions, especially when the subject of an article is a living person

The Wikipedia:Verifiability policy requires information in articles to be cited to reliable sources (see WP:RS) that actually stand for the point cited.

User:Boscaswell tried to add a citation to this article, but nothing in the text of the body of that article actually states that Bob Chapek is of the Jewish ethnicity or faith. A simple close reading of that article will confirm that. If anyone can find any text in the body of that article that does stand for that proposition, please quote it in full.

When I reverted that edit for failing verification, User:Boscaswell pointed to the article title, which makes no sense. The article title is merely pregnant with the possibility of that scenario but does not expressly state it to be true. Furthermore, news headlines are notoriously inaccurate, especially in smaller publications that lack specialized headline writers (yes, there used to be such a thing). That's why it's always essential to verify against the body of an article. The headline is often the last part written and is often oriented towards getting attention.

I majored in history in one of the highest-ranked history departments in the world and I worked briefly in journalism for two media conglomerates before becoming an attorney. One thing hammered into me by many teachers and supervisors is that a good writer always accurately cites sources only for propositions actually stated therein. --Coolcaesar (talk) 07:49, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

PR

@Pegnawl: Both the WSJ and CNBC articles talk about the many incidents whose handling Chapek was criticized for — Scarlett Johansson's lawsuit, Don't Say Gay, his publicized feud with Iger, stocks, etc. I used "PR" as a generic descriptor for these fiascos, do you have a better synonym in mind? InfiniteNexus (talk) 00:34, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

Happy weekend! I'd argue to keep the language in the lead as it is. If we build it out to accommodate 'public relations handling' (I'm still unconvinced of this descriptor), for the sake of balance we'd also be compelled to expand on how Mr. Iger apparently undermined Chapek throughout his tenure (which is a common theme to both the WSJ and the newer CNBC coverage, from title to tail). And if we do all that, it becomes unwieldy pretty quickly. Per WP:Lead (and I'm gonna have fun with bolding here): "Reliably sourced material about encyclopedically relevant controversies is neither suppressed in the lead nor allowed to overwhelm". Since this is a BLP, there's all the more pressure to keep a proper balance. Pegnawl (talk) 19:42, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

What would doing "all that" look like? Can you do a mockup? InfiniteNexus (talk) 22:22, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Something along the lines of:

Chapek, who had a controversial tenure as CEO due to multiple public relations crises and persistent undermining by his predecessor, Bob Iger, was dismissed from the position in November 2022 and succeeded by Iger.

Dropped "his handling of" since, per CNBC, both Iger and Chapek signed off on the Johansson statement, and Disney's board approved the Don't Say Gay memo before it was sent to staff. Pegnawl (talk) 23:42, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

That doesn't seem too long. InfiniteNexus (talk) 05:32, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

@Trailblazer101: Pardon the ping, but as someone who restored the 'public relations crises' language and embedded the citations, I wanted to see if you had thoughts on the above. Pegnawl (talk) 22:30, 28 November 2023 (UTC)