Talk:Regina Martínez Pérez

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Review: June 29, 2013. (Reviewed version).

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Proceso coverage[edit]

I wish I had more time to update the article--I've been busy wrapping up with exams and final papers so I haven't had enough time to do research. Here's Proceso's coverage of Regina Martinez. I'll use this for reference when my semester ends on 11 May 2013. [1] 14:07, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

I'm not the fastest editor, but I'm happy helping out here once I have gone through Yolanda Ordaz de la Cruz's article.--QuimGil (talk) 15:07, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! My plan is to eventually get this article to Good Article status ... but probably until the summer. Cheers, ComputerJA (talk) 18:49, 23 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Great progress! Is there any specific area where you welcome help?--QuimGil (talk) 04:09, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I'll be adding the Death section to my userpage and I'll be putting more details. Your help is welcomed anywhere.

ComputerJA (talk) 04:18, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I think you can merge the version of your user page right away, to make the work simpler. This article is "quiet" enough.--QuimGil (talk) 05:25, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's a good idea. I just like to do stuff on a separate pages because I do a lot of mistakes and I can save/undo/etc without worrying about confusing readers. BTW, I tried to summarize the intro so it can be ready for Good article status in the future. Let me know if you disagree with any of my changes. ComputerJA (talk) 07:36, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What undue weight?[edit]

The article contains a banner from March 2013 saying "An editor has expressed a concern that this article lends undue weight...". Where is this concern expressed?--QuimGil (talk) 05:49, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Just in case it helps, here is a different viewpoint: Un cadáver más en el estado más peligroso para los periodistas] (in Spanish, like most of the sources going beyond the official story in these cases). I will try to improve this article in the following days.--QuimGil (talk) 05:56, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, QuimGil. I don't have a laptop at the moment, but I'll be helping backstage for the time being. ComputerJA (talk) 16:39, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Pictures[edit]

Is it okay if I change the Proceso picture we have for one that is more relevant to Regina? [2] I'll also be adding a one for the infobox. Which one do you guys like? (1) this one (2) this one (3) or this one ComputerJA (talk) 17:08, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the research. Yesterday I sent an email to Proceso asking for a picture with free license or their explicit authorization. Let's wait and see if they answer. If not then yes, let's go for a low res picture for the infobox under fair use.--QuimGil (talk) 17:40, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nice. That works a lot better. Cheers, ComputerJA (talk) 17:42, 15 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No answer, by now I have uploaded a picture under fair use. I have requested a relicensing of [3] & [4], good examples of the protests related to this case.--QuimGil (talk) 05:39, 17 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Expanding the Career section[edit]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH ComputerJA for all the work you are doing expanding and referencing the article. These days my quota of Wikimedia volunteering is going to other open tasks but as soon as I find time I want to expand the Career section in order to reflect her best investigative works. There are some cues at Regina Martínez #impunidadmata, video published by Article 19 (in Spanish). Regina was already an exemplary journalist in life, not only because of her murder. She was not a Mexican media superstar (and perhaps this is why this article is considered low priority by the Mexico project) but as a journalist she dug where nobody had dared before, with outstanding journalistic professionalism.--QuimGil (talk) 16:08, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your work, too. I think Crtew deservers a thanks too, because he notified of the perpetrator's sentence and inspired me to work on this. I think your additions will be great! I'm almost done with the article--I might update every now and then, but most of my updates will be just details. Nothing big. ComputerJA (talk) 17:50, 30 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Regina Martínez Pérez/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Midnightblueowl (talk · contribs) 22:45, 28 June 2013 (UTC) Hello there! I'll field this one if it's okay by you, I know you've had to wait almost a month now, so I'll try and get this done fairly quickly. Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:45, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's fine with me. Take as long as you need to. Thanks for the review! ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 22:54, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

All in all, you've done a thoroughly good job. My main concern is with the prose; there are quite a few little problems here and there. More generally, the text could be tighter and more precise, but this is a problem better dealt with at Peer Review rather than here at GA. Fix the few problems I have highlighted, and this should be an easy pass. Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 23:22, 28 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Checklist[edit]

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Few spelling errors, such as "newsmagazine"; surely this should be "news magazine" ? "relocated in" should be "relocated to". Sentences like "But moving back to Veracruz entailed its own challenges" don't fit particularly well with the Wikipedia prose stylings, I would suggest altering or removing them, thereby sticking to more strictly factual statements. Don't start sentences with "But". Done Thanks. I removed it and put "In Veracruz" instead. "Her parents María Lorenza Pérez Vázquez and Florencio Martínez Romero had..." would be better broken up with commas. "Since a young age..." should be "From a young age...". Why only mention the TV station's name at the end of this paragraph ? Done You're right ... Facepalm "who running for office" should be "who were running for office." "who arrested with" should be "who was arrested with". "outweighed" should be "outweigh". "retracted from his confession" should be "retracted his confession". What do you mean when you say "roughly any arrests"? Done I removed "roughly any" and replaced it with "few." Hope this clarifies it. Read through the whole text again, there are definite improvements to be made. If you want to take this on to FA, take it for a Peer Review first, as it needs a good copy-edit from a fluent English speaker. Not sure if I can do FA because my English isn't quite there yet. I placed the article on peer review, though (see Wikipedia:Peer review/Regina Martínez Pérez/archive1).
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	See above.
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	"When Mexico experienced its transition to democracy in 2000..." I'm no expert in Mexican political history, but this seems like a controversial statement to be making, and it only has one reference to support it. The concept of "democracy" is relative and subjective, so I'd have to question as to whether this statement breaches out NPOV policy ? I tweaked it to "Although Mexico's PRI lost the presidencial seat after 71 years in power in 2000, some states across the country remained under the rule of PRI politicians." Hope this is fine. Much better! Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:16, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.
	7. Overall assessment.	Pass! Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:16, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for the review. I just addressed all of your concerns. I also added Regina's article to the Peer Review. Wikipedia:Peer review/Regina Martínez Pérez/archive1. ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 00:27, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Right; this one's a clear pass! Many thanks for contributing, and all the best! Midnightblueowl (talk) 12:16, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Expansion[edit]

Timeline

El Silva released from prison

[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Government insist Regina was killed in theft assault

[10]

El Silva found guilty, but of theft only

[11]

Duarte and judge incident

[12]

El Silva wanted by law enforcement, again

[13]

More: [14] [15] ComputerJA (☎ • ✎) 05:20, 11 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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