Talk:Jeffrey Katzenberg

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Political activities request 4[edit]

Hi editors, my next request for the political activities section is a bit trickier, but I hope it makes sense.

This request is to replace the third paragraph of the section with new text that I think better captures the information available in reliable sources and presents everything in a more neutral manner. As before, I've used TextDiff to highlight the differences, followed by a rendering.

The differences are a bit more substantial, but hopefully editors find it to be more balanced and neutral. My proposed changes:

  • Clean up WP:EDITORIAL language (e.g. "When the details of Oriental DreamWorks emerged")
  • Remove the sentence about Andy Spahn, which has been made redundant after past edit requests
  • Retains Rubin's comments while rephrasing them in a way that I think better meets NPOV
  • Removes the Nicholas Confessore sentence as it is unsourced and I have been unable to locate the original interview. I also think the presentation of the Confessore sentence lacks encyclopedic tone and doesn't really add anything to paragraph
  • Changes the first sentence to be about an SEC investigation related to Oriental DreamWorks, which I believe is more salient to the topic
  • Removes the sentence attributed to the Sunlight Foundation
    • The blog post does not ascribe any impropriety to Katzenberg, and does not directly support connections between the founding of Oriental DreamWorks, the Obama administration, and Katzenberg's donations
    • The presentation of the information in Katzenberg's Wikipedia article is clearly placed and worded in such a way to imply impropriety
    • The wording in the Wikipedia article also lacks encyclopedic tone and contains WP:OR – writing that Allison "suggested" something, rather than what Allison actually wrote, seems to me a clear violation of that policy
    • The only mention of fast-tracking is in the headline, which is not an RS per WP:HEADLINES

Let me know what you think! I am happy to answer any questions you may have. Additionally, if editors are curious, I have created a draft that shows where I ultimately hope the article ends up. The remaining changes are much less complex than this. Cheers BINK Robin (talk) 16:55, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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When the details of [[Pearl Studio|Oriental DreamWorks]] emerged, [[Jennifer Rubin (columnist)|Jennifer Rubin]] noted that the Obama Administration's potential involvement in the deal would not be an issue if not for Katzenberg's May fund-raiser for Obama and his "huge campaign donations." It was reported that Katzenberg was Obama's top "bundler", who, along with Spahn, had collected at least $6.6 million in combined donations for both of Obama's campaigns. In an MSNBC interview about the donations, [[Nicholas Confessore]] noted Katzenberg's desire to build movie studios in China, saying that he would need help from the Obama administration to get this done and that "[e]veryone has interests at stake." Bill Allison of the [[Sunlight Foundation]] suggested that Katzenberg's long history of financial support for Obama may have influenced the movie deal being "fast-track[ed]" by the White House, noting that DreamWorks Animation "never registered to lobby the federal government."
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In 2012, the [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] reportedly opened an investigation into DreamWorks and other movie studios for bribing a foreign official. It was opened after the announcements of a deal between China and the United States to increase the number of American movies released in China and the launch of [[Oriental DreamWorks]], a Chinese offshoot of DreamWorks Animation. News of the investigation broke shortly after [[Joe Biden]] had brokered the Chinese movie deal, which Katzenberg had assisted with, and Katzenberg had held a fundraiser for the Obama campaign, leading ''[[Washington Post]]'' columnist [[Jennifer Rubin (columnist)|Jennifer Rubin]] to question if the deal and fundraiser were related. Katzenberg denied the existence of the investigation, saying that DreamWorks had never been asked for documents or to otherwise cooperate with an investigation.
In 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly opened an investigation into DreamWorks and other movie studios for bribing a foreign official. It was opened after the announcements of a deal between China and the United States to increase the number of American movies released in China and the launch of Oriental DreamWorks, a Chinese offshoot of DreamWorks Animation.[4] News of the investigation broke shortly after Joe Biden had brokered the Chinese movie deal, which Katzenberg had assisted with, and Katzenberg had held a fundraiser for the Obama campaign, leading Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin to question if the deal and fundraiser were related.[5][4] Katzenberg denied the existence of the investigation, saying that DreamWorks had never been asked for documents or to otherwise cooperate with an investigation.[6]

References

  1. ^ Rubin, Jennifer (1 June 2012). "Biden's role in U.S. companies' deals with China". The Washington Post.
  2. ^ "Obama Grows More Reliant on Big-Money Contributors". The New York Times. 12 September 2012.
  3. ^ Allison, Bill (November 5, 2016). "Stealthy Wealthy: Did Katzenberg's support for Obama fast-track movie deal with China?". Sunlight Foundation.
  4. ^ a b c d Wyatt, Edward; Cieply, Michael; Barnes, Brooks (April 24, 2012). "S.E.C. Asks if Hollywood Paid Bribes in China". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Rubin, Jennifer (June 1, 2012). "Biden's role in U.S. companies' deals with China". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Berrin, Danielle (July 17, 2013). "Jeffrey Katzenberg: Mogul on a mission". Jewish Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
@BINK Robin: "Foreign official" should probably be plural per NYT, and the third sentence seems a bit run-on, please fix as necessary. (maybe split into two sentences?) Thanks, ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 23:55, 13 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@ARandomName123: simple enough! Let me know what you think of this. BINK Robin (talk) 15:38, 14 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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In 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission reportedly opened an investigation into DreamWorks and other movie studios for bribing foreign officials. It was opened after the announcements of a deal between China and the United States to increase the number of American movies released in China and the launch of Oriental DreamWorks, a Chinese offshoot of DreamWorks Animation.[1] News of the investigation broke shortly after Katzenberg assisted Joe Biden with brokering the Chinese movie deal and Katzenberg had held a fundraiser for the Obama campaign. The timing of the events led Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin to question if the deal and fundraiser were related.[2][1] Katzenberg denied the existence of the investigation, saying that DreamWorks had never been asked for documents or to otherwise cooperate with an investigation.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Wyatt, Edward; Cieply, Michael; Barnes, Brooks (April 24, 2012). "S.E.C. Asks if Hollywood Paid Bribes in China". The New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  2. ^ Rubin, Jennifer (June 1, 2012). "Biden's role in U.S. companies' deals with China". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Berrin, Danielle (July 17, 2013). "Jeffrey Katzenberg: Mogul on a mission". Jewish Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
 Done ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 21:02, 18 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]