User talk:Wrontheroof

Hi @Wrontheroof -- I am a New York Public Radio employee, reaching out about possible help with edits on the "Key People" section on the New York Public Radio wiki. Namely, I went in and added Christy Tanner as President and CEO and changed LaFontaine E. Oliver's title to Executive Chair, in accordance with the new leadership structure, and aligning with the narrative that is currently in the "Leadership" further down -- which I think you may have been the editor for.

The title listings now read correctly, though the links aren't working right, as I'm not great with code. As I'm also an employee, I figured it would be better if you or another active NYPR site editor could make or approve the change anyway.

It would be great if the dead links could be removed from both Tanner and Oliver, since they do not have Wiki pages at this time. Also, the following links would serve as useful reference material for the recent leadership changes: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/business/media/christy-tanner-nypr-ceo-wnyc-wqxr.html (which is already in the reference section), and https://www.insideradio.com/free/nypr-president-ceo-lafontaine-oliver-shifts-to-executive-chair-role/article_c17d025c-f7e0-4f37-b6e0-4be5b173f74d.html (which isn't on the site at this point.

Any help much appreciated -- thanks! Shepard NYC (talk) 16:41, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

Shepard NYC, thanks for your contributions. One of Wikipedia's core principles (see Pillar Two) is WP:Neutral point of view. Generally speaking, neither you, nor Wrontheroof should make edits at the New York Public Radio article, because of possible conflict of interest. Exceptions can be made for basic questions of fact such as who the CEO is that are not subject to controversy or interpretation as to whether they are accurate or not. Even in these cases, however, a citation to reliable, secondary source should be included. (The NYT link above is fine; use NYPR as a source in the article only as a last resort, and only for basic facts.) For anything other than obvious, incontrovertible, basic facts about NYPR, rather than edit the article, you should make edit requests at the Talk page instead and let someone else unconnected with NYPR decide whether making your desired change is a good idea or not. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 00:39, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

Thanks @Mathglot !! This is all really helpful, and I apologize if I overstepped in any way on the COI front! I was aware of the general guidelines and Wiki ethos of staying away from content if there is personal/professional connection, except in circumstances of minor factual corrections/udpates. That's what I was aiming to do with the correction of the CEO listing on the Key People section, and thought my identification of myself as a WNYC employee in my profile and talk communication was sufficient, but now realize I didn't also add that in my description of the changes.

Glad to know that the NYT link is sufficient for Christy Tanner's addition. The NYPR press release that is listed as the source for LaFontaine E. Oliver's start as President and CEO was actually added by a previous editor, some years ago I assume.

It seems that @Wrontheroof reversed the edits I made, which I understand given your notes on my editing. Should I now go to the New York Public Radio talk page to re-propose that correction (Tanner's addition and Oliver's role change) -- with supporting links?

Thanks for the guidance -- really appreciate it! Shepard NYC (talk) 18:09, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

A better place for this is at your talk page, and I will respond there; discussion moved. Mathglot (talk) 18:57, 5 March 2026 (UTC)