Talk:Brent Renaud

Birth date & full name

The 2nd Octobre 1971 is correct, birth City is Memphis, and full name is Brent Anthony Renaud. Source Source — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:DF:6741:86F7:A819:1631:BAFE:3736 (talk) 15:10, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

the correct date of birth + a not correct link

1) B.R. was born the 2 of oct. (not 13) as you can read in many serious medias. 2) Your link (footnote 1) goes to a "nonsense" site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:EC:DF03:9F86:9183:6747:9FB:1F39 (talk) 17:21, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Now in the correction is only "october" (without 2)... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Caita Azpiri (talk • contribs) 02:59, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 March 2022

Please change "while covering" to "during" (x2). Sources clearly state that there was some initial confusion and the matter doesn't seem clear yet. 176.247.203.10 (talk) 19:14, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

 Not done. The statement is sourced. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:55, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Yes, it was sourced and failed verification, that was kind of the point. 176.247.165.235 (talk) 01:11, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Timing.

Page was created today. Noted for future reference. Kadenj (talk) 19:14, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

This is shown, for every article, in the article history. Martinevans123 (talk) 12:59, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Known from a single event, should be deleted

His death is a sad thing, but this article is created today, clearly showing that he is not known from other events, should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.82.3.233 (talk) 23:24, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

Fair point. I suppose the question is whether the fact that he is the first reported journalist to be killed in the Ukraine War of itself makes him notable. Does anyone know of any Wikipedia Policies which might be of guidance here? Research17 (talk) 23:37, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

It's not clear which single event you refer to. Was it having his work shown on national television? Or becoming a Nieman Fellow? Or winning a Peabody Award? Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:59, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Picture

Is it appropriate to put his passport bio page on wiki? Usually we use headshots? Mikiko609 (talk) 23:48, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

The whole passport bio page is not "on wiki"? It's only the (very poor quality) image of his face (which is a "headshot")? Martinevans123 (talk) 11:11, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Take a look at the version of the article as it was at the time of the OP's query. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 13:51, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. Martinevans123 (talk) 13:55, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Date of birth

Here is the image of his passport, currently previously used to source his main image in the infobox: . As noted in the article, the date of birth is clearly "October 2, 1971". How is it possible for his passport to be wrong? How often do US passports get someone's date of birth wrong? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 11:09, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion

The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:

• Brent Renaud's passport (cropped).png

Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 12:07, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

Take out Wikidata and put infobox

I´ve been thinking lately but i wanted to discuss it with you guys. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2ofthe22ofthe2022 (talk • contribs) 19:58, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

I agree that the article should use the standard Infobox person, rather than the Wikidata version. — Goszei (talk) 06:53, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Why should it use the static Wikipedia inofobox, rather than the Wikidata-based one? This allows to have the latest data available when it is added to Wikidata; and thus contributing to all projects, not only the English Wikipedia. For example the French, Spanish, Ukrainian, or Portuguese wikis currently use a similar system on their page. --BaptisteGrandGrand (talk) 12:06, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

BaptisteGrandGrand is right. Renat 22:16, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Craig Renaud

As an observer, I've noticed that the red linking of Craig Renaud has been a subject of contention. For anyone willing/interested in creating an article about him, here's a handful of sources I found:

• https://mubi.com/cast/craig-renaud/
• https://filmmakermagazine.com/82852-brent-renaud-craig-renaud/
• https://schedule.sxsw.com/2017/speakers/213710/
• https://time.com/6158039/brent-renaud-remembered-by-craig-renaud/
• https://goodwordnews.com/craig-renaud-remembers-brother-brent-renaud-and-his-legacy/
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/13/obituaries/brent-renaud-dead.html
• https://www.academia.edu/36031881/Film_Review_Craig_Renaud_and_Brent_Renaud_dirs._2017_._Meth_Storm
• and his Muck Rack profile (typically used as an external link.

Whilst none of these seem to indicate much in the way of notability, I'm sure better sources could be found by way of a more in-depth search. Sean Stephens (talk) 06:28, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Autism; surprised it's not in the article.

"BRENT RENAUD: My name is Brent Renaud. This is my brother Craig. Besides my brother, I struggle to make friends. Autism tells you very little about a person. I can be calm as a Zen monk in a disaster zone. Soldiers over there. But the cocktail party in Brooklyn is absolutely terrifying."

Armed Only With a Camera partial transcript here.

This is from the documentary. It's very nice summary of how my autism feels. Calmly taking flashbangs and teargas but terrified at Christmas parties. For brave neurodivergent people everywhere; please update the article with his autism status. (Including categories of people with autism). ~2025-41650-30 (talk) 22:27, 18 December 2025 (UTC)