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Which article are you evaluating?
History of communication by presidents of the United States

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate this article because it shows how the digital age, and its various products, have changed the direction of communication. How the president chose to communicate with the public has changed over time and has had great effects on a presidents campaigning, time in office, and reelection. My impression of this article is that the transition of communication and communication it's self used to hold great power to the public.

Evaluate the article
This article compiles the types of " electric" communications (such as the radio, television, websites, email, and social media) the presidents have used and the transition to newer models of communication through out history. Everything included within the article was relevant to the topic, however, the section "White House Website" should have been labeled "Websites" and should have contained more information on how websites where used for both campaigning and their time in office. The section on "Social Media" is out of date and should include many forms of social media, all of which are used by presidents, as only twitter is included. When outlining the numbers around how many people had access to these "electric" forms of communication It should be stated which groups of people had access to the radio, television, or computer and socially and economically who those people where.

The articles sources come from a wide range of publications that are trusted and reliable to the public and are all noted appropriately.