User:Aemoe85/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title: 2015 European Migrant Crisis
 * Article Evaluation: Lead section is somewhat lacking, needs concise introductory sentence. Article is neutral in tone and sources are reputable/varied. Lacks depth in certain sections and could use more nuance when discussing certain aspects of the conflicts that lead to the migrant crisis. Certain areas need more citations. The article could be better organized. Writing quality is adequate. Contains a good amount of media that is varied and adheres to wikipedia's copyright rules. C- class article. Talk page discusses the discrepancy between calling it the "European Migrant Crisis" and "European Union Migrant Crisis". The page was also split into a page for the crisis and a page for the response. Overall was okay, it needs better organization and more explanation on *why* the migrant crisis began. :
 * Sources:
 * Talking about medias role in shaping the tone of the crisis:
 * Beckers, K., & Van Aelst, P. (2019). Did the European Migrant Crisis Change News Coverage of Immigration? A Longitudinal Analysis of Immigration Television News and the Actors Speaking in It. Mass Communication & Society, 22 (6), 733–755. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.pdx.edu/10.1080/15205436.2019.1663873
 * Research showing public preference on type of migrant/refugee:
 * Vrânceanu, A., Dinas, E., Heidland, T., & Ruhs, M. (2023). The European refugee crisis and public support for the externalisation of migration management. European Journal of Political Research, 62 (4), 1146–1167. https://doi-org.proxy.lib.pdx.edu/10.1111/1475-6765.12565

Option 2

 * Article title: Cartoon Violence :
 * Article Evaluation: Lead section, as well as the rest of the article, needs citations. Lead section does not briefly describe major sections of the article. Writing is somewhat sloppy, but mostly grammatically correct. Neutral Tone. Content relevant to topic, but could use updated sources. There is no media on the article. While the organization is satisfactory, the article could use more sections to delve deeper into the subject. Start class article with mid class importance. Talk page discusses the renaming of the article to include "and children" or "and adolescents", but was kept as "cartoon violence". The article misses the fact that cartoons are everywhere (e.g. newspapers, magazines, political cartoons, etc), not only relegated to children's consumption. The article is underwhelming at best and seems incomplete. :
 * Sources:
 * History of cartoons and the use of such to uphold, instigate, or invoke violence:
 * Keane, D. (2008). Cartoon Violence and Freedom of Expression. Human Rights Quarterly, 30 (4), 845–875. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20486714
 * Data Discussing representation in comic books:
 * Facciani, M., Warren, P., & Vendemia, J. (2015). A Content-Analysis of Race, Gender, and Class in American Comic Books. Race, Gender & Class, 22 (3–4), 216–226. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26505357

Option 3

 * Article title: Wealth Inequality in the United States :
 * Article Evaluation: Lead section does a good job of introducing topic and major sections in the article. Maintains a neutral tone throughout and has ample media/graphs illustrating topic. The organization does a good job at making sense of such a complex issue. Writing quality and grammar are good. Contains diverse and updated sources. Start class article with high importance. Much of the talk page discussion is about the usage of 'income' and 'wealth' and how the two words are different. This conversation continues with a debate on whether a certain study should be included because it uses the term "income". Overall the article is well-developed and thorough with many people contributing. :
 * Sources:
 * Examination of intergenerational wealth inequality in the United States:
 * Keister, L. A., & Moller, S. (2000). Wealth Inequality in the United States. Annual Review of Sociology, 26, 63–81. http://www.jstor.org/stable/223437
 * Why wealth and income inequality gaps are larger in the United States:
 * Siripurapu, A., & Markovich, S. J. (2020). The U.S. Inequality Debate . Council on Foreign Relations. http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep29857

Option 4

 * Article title: Violence and Intersectionality :
 * Article Evaluation: Lead section lacks focus and does not summarize the article well. It also only contains one citation. Lacks sources throughout the article. The article lacks scope, only focuses on the intersection of Black identity and womanhood. Organization is fine, writing is somewhat unprofessional. Contains some spelling and grammatical errors. There are no images. The article does not have a rating and the talk page consists of someones sandbox copy/pasted into it with edits from another individual. The talk page suggests the renaming of the article to "Intersectionality and Violence Against Black Women in the United States". Overall the article is unprofessional and lacks appropriate sources. I would recommend either adding more content to include other identities or renaming the article to focus just on Black women. :
 * Sources:
 * Exploring race and gender through violence against Black women:
 * Crenshaw, K. (1991). Mapping the Margins: Intersectionality, Identity Politics, and Violence against Women of Color. Stanford Law Review, 43 (6), 1241–1299. https://doi.org/10.2307/1229039
 * Study documenting different LGBT-POC experience with microaggressions:
 * Balsam, K. F., Molina, Y., Beadnell, B., Simoni, J., & Walters, K. (2011). Measuring multiple minority stress: the LGBT People of Color Microaggressions Scale. Cultural diversity & ethnic minority psychology, 17 (2), 163–174. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0023244

Option 5

 * Article title: State Violence :
 * Article Evaluation: Lead section is the definition of state violence. This article contains very little: no content, no media, no organization. It has six sources, all of which are functional and appropriate for the article. Talk page is empty. The article is marked as a sub- class, low importance article. Overall the article is incomplete. :
 * Sources:
 * Ron, J. (1997). Varying Methods of State Violence. International Organization, 51 (2), 275–300. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2703451
 * Butler, P. (2022). The Problem of State Violence. Daedalus, 151 (1), 22–37. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48638127