Template:Did you know nominations/Grounded (opera)

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The result was: promoted by PrimalMustelid talk 04:08, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

Grounded (opera)

  • ... that Grounded, an opera about drone warfare, was sponsored by General Dynamics, a major military contractor? Source: [1] [2]
    • Reviewed:
    • Comment: Though there was some back-pedalling by Washington National Opera after initial criticism of the sponsorship, General Dynamics were ultimately one of the sponsors thanked before the premiere. (Originally 'presenting sponsor', they were later listed as 'season sponsor')

Improved to Good Article status by Heavy Grasshopper (talk). Self-nominated at 11:57, 22 February 2024 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Grounded (opera); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

  • ALT1: that General Dynamics, a major military contractor, was thanked for its sponsorship before the premiere of Grounded, an opera about drone warfare?
General: Article is new enough and long enough
Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
  • Cited: Yes - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith
  • Interesting: Yes
QPQ: None required.

Overall: Recommend ALT1 as closer to the comment above (I can't access NYT articles cited), Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk) 12:24, 5 March 2024 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Hernandez, Javier. "A Drone Opera, Brought to You by General Dynamics? A Company Clarifies". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (29 October 2023). "Review: An Opera About Drones Brings a Pilot's War Home". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2023.