User:Amandaldd/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (link) Fake News : Fake news
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I chose this article because we have been talking about fake news the past two weeks in class.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? Yes
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? A little over detailed but not by much.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Most are.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
 * Are the sources current?Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?Not that I see.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Kind of, they don't necessarily enhance anything.
 * Are images well-captioned? Yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? About the fake news that is mentioned throughout the article, and all of the different countries mentioned.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? It is not mentioned on the page.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It goes more in depth on specific countries that we have not discussed.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Not mentioned
 * What are the article's strengths? the depth it goes into.
 * How can the article be improved?better current day examples
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? not well developed but definitely developed.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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