Talk:Use of social media in the Wisconsin protests

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment
This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 August 2021 and 1 December 2021. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jeffrie w. Peer reviewers: Maddydowling27, Amarjb, GoBears243, Eungjeonglee, Bgallardo225.

Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 04:36, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

My ideas for improving this article
Hi, my first idea to improve this article is to add in-text citations throughout the article. Currently, the article does not have in-text references and this means that no point made about the Wisconsin protests in this article can be said to be true. All the claims need to be backed up by evidence and I'll be adding in these references. Alongside referencing what has already been said in the article, I also plan to expand the article to talk more about the impacts of social media during the Wisconsin protests. Currently, the article touches on how social media was used but not on to what degree did social media push people to protest in Wisconsin in 2011. Furthermore, more can be said about the methods by which social media was used in Wisconsin. More detail is necessary here. For example, talking about contemporary news coverage of the growing protest movement in Wisconsin in 2011 should also be discussed in the article as the news is social media as well. Jeffrie w (talk) 00:43, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

Here is a bibliography of references I plan to use to add to this article:

Bergquist, L. (2011, September 5). Protests permeate Labor Day. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 20, 2021, from https://archive.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/129274648.html/.

Davey, M., & Greenhouse, S. (2011, February 16). Angry demonstrations in Wisconsin as cuts loom. The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/17/us/17wisconsin.html.

Hanna, A. (2011, July 18). Wisconsin and Egypt: A tale of two uprisings. Isthmus. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://isthmus.com/opinion/opinion/wisconsin-and-egypt-a-tale-of-two-uprisings/.

HuffPost. (2017, December 7). Hundreds of pizzas donated to feed Wisconsin teacher protesters. HuffPost. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donations-to-ians-pizza-o_n_826149.

Johnson, S. (2021, February 12). A decade after Act 10, it's a different world for Wisconsin unions. Wisconsin Public Radio. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.wpr.org/decade-after-act-10-its-different-world-wisconsin-unions.

Knutsen, K. (2011, February 13). A guide to social media campaigns against Scott Walker's Agenda for Wisconsin Public Unions. Isthmus. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://isthmus.com/news/news/a-guide-to-social-media-campaigns-against-scott-walkers-agenda-for-wisconsin-public-unions/.

Kroll, A. (2015, June 29). Cairo in Wisconsin. The Nation. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/cairo-wisconsin/.

Lach, E. (2011, February 17). Paul Ryan on Wisconsin protests: 'it's like Cairo has moved to Madison' (video). Talking Points Memo. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/paul-ryan-on-wisconsin-protests-it-s-like-cairo-has-moved-to-madison-video.

Mayers, J. (2011, February 15). Thousands of Wisconsin Union Workers Protest Budget Plan. Reuters. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wisconsin-protests/thousands-of-wisconsin-union-workers-protest-budget-plan-idUSTRE71E7BY20110215.

McAdam, D. (1983). Tactical Innovation and the pace of insurgency. American Sociological Review, 48(6), 735. https://doi.org/10.2307/2095322 PR Watch Admin Read more here. (2013, December 6). Wisconsin protests, Friday, March 11 - Sunday, March 13, 2011. PR Watch. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/03/10567/wisconsin-protests-friday-march-11-sunday-march-13-2011.

Spicuzza, M. (1AD, January 1). 'You knew that history was taking place': Social media fueled Act 10 protests and set the stage for future movements. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/11/social-media-fueled-act-10-protests-10-years-ago/4425932001/.

Tarr, J. (2011, February 21). Report from the command centers: Protests slow for a day, but activity in and around the Capitol continues. Isthmus. Retrieved September 21, 2021, from https://isthmus.com/news/news/report-from-the-command-centers-protests-slow-for-a-day-but-activity-in-and-around-the-capitol-continues/.

Tarrow, S. G. (2011). Power in movement: Social Movements and contentious politics. Cambridge University Press.

Peer review of article
Hi, the following are suggestions for improving this article. First, the talk page mentioned giving attention to the citations in this article and adding in-text citations to the article. Although this article still does not have in-text citations I'm sure it is in the works so I won't focus on that. The credibility and reliability of the sources on the article currently check out except for the citation link for Americans for Prosperity which leads to an error page on the platform's website. The article also mainly covers how social media in the Wisconsin protests was used with little covering what its implications were, so the addition of these implications stated in the talk page has not been fully completed yet. Lastly, the last few sentences in the Pro-Union section of the wiki page have informal language that may seem opinionated. Specifically, the leading phrase ″The interesting part was that″ relies on the author's interpretation of what is interesting and therefore strays from a neutral description of the Use of Social Media in the Wisconsin Protests. Amarjb (talk) 04:15, 12 October 2021 (UTC)

peer review
The article is specific and to the point which is helpful and clear when reading. The major issue is the lack of in-text citations and some of the wording when concerning a side of bias. For example, "These protests, and actions, have had positive effects”, the word choice of "positive" shows bias towards these protests. I would just suggest reading over the article and trying to fix any signs of bias language. The media section could have some more context/details to show what the impact of the usage of the hashtag was and how frequently it was utilized. In general the article is clear and just needs some finalizing with format issues and additions to certain subtopics. Maddydowling27 (talk) 06:24, 12 October 2021 (UTC)