Talk:Anne McElvoy

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'heavily covering'[edit]

What is a journalist doing when they are 'heavily covering' covering something? What does the word 'heavily' mean in such a context? 31.52.252.245 (talk) 21:59, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Autobiography[edit]

'She has also written Man Without A Face: The Autobiography Of... ' makes no sense. An autobiography is an account of *one's own* life. Her contribution was minimal. I have changed the quoted text to 'She assisted Markus Wolf in the writing of Man Without A Face: The Autobiography Of... ' and that's generous. 31.52.252.245 (talk) 22:05, 4 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

She co-wrote the book with Mr. Wolf. Experienced writers usually help prominent figures write about their lives. Captchachecker (talk) 21:31, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Across the Red Line[edit]

Could this article point out that that Anne McElvoy has presented a BBC Radio Four series called "Against the Red Line"? Vorbee (talk) 19:49, 11 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The Moral Maze[edit]

This article just says she "occasionally contributes" to The Moral Maze, but the article on The Moral Maze describes her as a regular contributor. Vorbee (talk) 20:09, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

alma mater[edit]

Despite its first usage in 1600 in Cambridge, the phrase is largely US American usage and has since been 'adopted' by Germans. It normally refers to the first tertiary level educational institute attended. In the case of Ms McElvoy this was Oxford. The Humboldt University, as 'alma mater' is therefore inaccurate and unnecessary (Pamour (talk) 20:10, 19 July 2020 (UTC)).[reply]

You mean Cambridge, England? I guess if we're at 1600 you must do. Interesting factoid. Thanks. And of course, Cambridge was always ahead of the game....

The wikipedia entries on "alma mater" in wiki-en and wiki-de make no mention of the idea that "you cannot have more than one alma mater per person" that I can spot. I've not come across the idea that "you cannot have more than one alma mater" before; but I claim no special expertise on the matter. If you want to progress your position here, please point us towards a couple of plausible / persuasive (preferably online) sources whereby we can correct the definitions reasonably to be inferred from the current wiki-de and wiki-en entries on "alma mater".

If you want to concentrate on Anne McElvoy, my own assessment is that both Wadham and the Humboldt were sufficiently important in progressing her professional (and presumably scholarly-academic) development to merit info-box mentions. But if people disagree, pls write why.

Success. Be well. Charles01 (talk) 20:38, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I would have thought that it was a term to be subjectively ascribed by the subject of the article. It's a loose term, and I don't know why it's used in the infobox, unless there is validation by the subject that she wants them both listed. Generally would you not just nominate one "educational mother"? Jiver2 (talk) 09:35, 15 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]