User:Apple1421/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Media manipulation

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen Media manipulation as my article because it is a growing commonality within our society as our lives become more entangled with the media. The media effects many aspects of our lives, especially when it comes to getting information about politics, current events, etc. Media manipulation influences the way we come to conclusions on various topics as they provide us with carefully crafted stories not unbiased facts. We aren't really choosing what we believe, the media is. This is a huge concern of mine because if all media continues to manipulate its viewers, we won't be left with the power to choose what we believe, but we should because it's our right. My initial reaction to the article was that it was written well. It provides good insight into what media manipulation is, while diving deep into different types of manipulation within media and why it would be used in certain contexts.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section - This article has a very clear introduction sentence that is to the point and sums up the entire concept of media manipulation well. Going on, it provides a solid description of the entirety of the article while not being overly detailed and confusing. This section is concise, but informational and is a great introduction for Media manipulation.

Content - The content within this article is very relevant to the topic and very useful in adding to your knowledge on the subject. The content fits with the subject well, and there isn't any unnecessary material. Yet, the article is a bit short in regards to subject matter. There is a lot that can be touched upon while digging deeper into this subject. The content is up to date as this subject is as relevant as ever and the concepts spoken about in the article are all in their most modern forms. There could be many sub-topics within the idea of media manipulation that are not spoken about in this article. One example is that there is no section on how media manipulation affects certain races or geographical locations. This is where it also fails to speak about equity gaps. That would be a great section to add to this article. Other than some possible extra sub categories that could be added, the overall general content of this article is good.

Tone and Balance - This article appears to be neutral at first, but a bit of close reading would uncover some hints of personal opinion and bias. It provides the reader with factual information and definitions for the most part, but could be more unbiased (which is ironic considering this article is about media bias). All sections are equally detailed and represented within the article.

Sources and References - The content within the article is all backed up with reliable sources. They range from scholarly journals and books to reliable news websites. There are plenty of sources and they are all legitimate with working links. They range from older journals to newer research and websites. There is a good amount of diverse sources in regards to authors, dates, and information.

Organization and writing quality - The article is quite well written and very to the point. It is broken down in an organizational manner that makes sense while reading. There are no grammatical or spelling errors and everything flows properly.

Images and Media - There aren't many pictures provided within the article, but the two that are provided make sense in comparison to the topic. They are examples of famous accounts of media manipulation in our history. They are visually appealing and captioned thoroughly to provide insight into what they are.

Talk page discussion - There are a good amount of conversations going on within the talk page. They are engaging in interesting and knowledgeable conversations regarding media manipulation in our history. This article is rated start class and high importance within WikiProject Marketing & Advertising and WikiProject Media.