User:Arichy02/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

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Bolivian Coup d'etats


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The WikiProject Bolivia page lists 14 coup d'etats in Bolivia that are currently not covered. One includes a Civil War. These seem like important political events that should be covered. In general, there appears to be a lot of relevant information on Bolivia missing. Articles on these coups have been requested as important by the WikiProjects Bolivia page.


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Option 2

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Operation Condor


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Overall, this is a long article covering the US military operations titled "Operation Condor" in several Latin American countries. While there is a lot of information, it is not very well organized. Some sections are more fleshed out than others. There are also a few sections were there is a lot of information with few citations, so they should be looked into more closely. This article is listed as a vital article, but start-class by WikiProject Vital Articles. This classification would make it a strong candidate to edit. There are 179 sources listed for this article. Most of them appear to reliable, third-party sources. There are a few independent research projects linked, so it would be helpful to look more into these.




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Option 3

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 * 1976 Argentine coup d'état
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This is a short article giving a basic overview of the 1976 coup d'état which overthrew Isabel Perón's government. This coup is notable because it became classified as a genocide. The article is well-laid out, although some sections are more robust than others. The article could benefit from more context/background on the coup, as well as what the effects of the coup were. The article is rated as start-class. The article only lists 14 sources, so there is definitely room for improvement here. The sources listed are mostly reliable, coming from academic journals or books, although there are a few Guardian articles linked. While mostly reliable, the Guardian does have a left-leaning bias, so I would want to chose a more neutral source for these citations.


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Option 4
Mamanivideos scandal This is a very short and non-comprehensive article on the Mamanivideos scandal in Peru in 2018. The video scandal is part of the on-going political crisis in Peru. The most lacking sections of this article are the background section and there is also no aftermath section. The writing seems to be hastily done and there are grammatical errors. However, the videos and audiotapes are linked to the article. 2 of the 6 linked sources are journalistic sources, which is not necessarily bad, but I would like to see more academic sources to control for any media bias.
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