Talk:The Takeaway

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[edit] Different from the Bryant Park Project?

Anyone who's ever heard the BPP knows that it and the Takeaway are using pretty similar formats. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.153.36.171 (talk) 21:32, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Last paragraph

I deleted the last paragraph in the article, describing angry listener response to the show. While such response is certainly worth noting in the article, the whole thing was unsourced (it suggested readers click on "The Mix" link below, and while that link does show some negative feedback, it's hardly enough by itself to support the notion that the show is sending listeners into widespread revolt and outrage), and a lot of it was pretty clearly POV (complaints about comments being "unfairly" removed from the show's website). Jcb9 (talk) 14:12, 17 May 2008 (UTC)

I think you made the right decision. However, there has been considerable negative feedback to the show. I attended WNYC's Community Advisory Board meeting on May 14th and discussion quickly spiraled into expressions of outrage & disgust toward the program, whether deserved or not. My thoughts on inclusion of public reaction are as follows. On the one hand, we include critical reception information on films & TV series and given the show's short life thus far, such reception feels relevant. On the other hand, such negative reaction also feels a little too temporal in nature and we don't track the ebb & flow of radio shows' popularity over time in any article I have seen. Wikipedia is not a place for journalism or news reports. If the minutes of the May 14th CAB meeting are posted ( http://wnyc.org/about/cab ) and reflect the public criticism, I think that would be sufficiently specific & significant for inclusion. Arbitrary posts expressing dissatisfaction don't seem to measure up. - CheshireKatz (talk) 16:54, 19 May 2008 (UTC)