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 Yoninah (talk) 12:28, 14 October 2020 (UTC)
... that Robert Evans, an independent journalist, had his hand broken by a member of the Proud Boys while covering George Floyd protests in Portland, Oregon? ([1]: "... a reporter’s hand was broken by a rightwing protester with a baton, and video of the incident went viral on social media. That reporter, Robert Evans, ... That assailant was identified by Bellingcat on Tuesday as Travis Taylor, a Portland-based Proud Boy...")
ALT1:... that Robert Evans joined another journalist in a non-monetary class-action lawsuit against the city of Portland for police interference with the freedom of speech and press of journalists and protesters?" [2]: "The class-action complaint named three plaintiffs, Robert Evans, Bea Lake and Sadie Oliver-Grey, and contains seven allegations, including assault, battery, negligence, false arrest and intentional infliction of emotional distress....In the lawsuit, the three plaintiffs allege that Portland police have been unnecessarily violent with protesters, interfered with their right to free speech and stopped journalists from doing their jobs."
ALT2:... that before Robert Evans started reporting on such heavy topics as the boogaloo boys, Gamergate, and shooter manifestos, he got his start leading a team at the comedy website Cracked.com."[3]: "In its “personal experience” articles, written by a team run by Robert Evans, one of the site’s editorial managers, Cracked has created a unique blend of hard news, in-depth profile, memoir—and crude, bleak humor."
ALT3:... that journalist Robert Evans explored the possibility of a second American Civil War in his 2019 podcast It Could Happen Here? [4]: "Robert Evans, journalist and host of It Could Happen Here, a podcast which explores potential scenarios for a new American civil war."
Improved to Good Article status by Jlevi (talk). Self-nominated at 20:32, 1 October 2020 (UTC).
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
Interesting:
QPQ: Done.
Overall: I think ALT0 is most interesting. All of the hooks meet requirements, imo, except for ALT2 because of the subjective labeling of "heavy" topics, which is not supported by the article. (t · c) buidhe 20:56, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
I think ALT0 is most interesting. All of the hooks meet requirements, imo, except for ALT2 because of the subjective labeling of "heavy" topics, which is not supported by the article. (t · c) buidhe 20:56, 1 October 2020 (UTC)