User:Brent Siegel/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: HIV/AIDS in Mexico
 * Article Evaluation: In the introduction there are multiple outdated sources (much of the prevalence data is from 2006), furthermore, it does not include information concerning HIV incidence, a more important metric given the advent of ARVs which increase prevalence and most likely decrease incidence. HIV prevalence among key populations within Tijuana. In the urban concentration section there is a missing citation concerning HIV prevention programs, in fact, the entire injection drug user section does not have a single citation. The tone and balance of the article is quite good, but much of its information pertaining to border regions is out of date, specifically, the section concerning HIV related infections during migrant work may benefit from the citations I have listed below. There is much more current research on these topics, thus this article desperately needs updating, specifically, there have been changes to the Mexican healthcare plan this article refers to as a way to acquire medication.
 * Sources
 * https://www.unaids.org/en/regionscountries/countries/mexico
 * Hernandez MT, Sanchez MA, Ruiz JD, et al. High STI Rates and Risk Behavior Among Mexican Migrants in California (Abstract M3-B0202). National HIV Prevention Conference, June 12–15, 2005; Atlanta, Georgia
 * “Thousands Feared at Risk after Mexico Reforms HIV+ Regime.” Reuters, 17 Apr. 2019. www.reuters.com, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-health-aids-idUSKCN1RT1FC.
 * Hernandez MT, Sanchez MA, Ruiz JD, et al. High STI Rates and Risk Behavior Among Mexican Migrants in California (Abstract M3-B0202). National HIV Prevention Conference, June 12–15, 2005; Atlanta, Georgia
 * “Thousands Feared at Risk after Mexico Reforms HIV+ Regime.” Reuters, 17 Apr. 2019. www.reuters.com, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-health-aids-idUSKCN1RT1FC.

Option 2

 * Article title: Effects of legalized Cannabis
 * Article Evaluation: Good article, most of the effects cited are peer reviewed and pretty non biased. Still there are some issues, there is a citation which is needed to support the claim that legalizing cannabis does anything to a population in the broad sense . Additionally, the article is missing current research concerning medical marijuana legalization in california, this CATO article I cite contains updated research which indicates that marijuana use trends don't change drastically after its legalization . This article does contain some bias unsupported by facts in its Colorado section, specifically, when the article claims it suffered from "a number of issues". Determining causality in these instances is difficult as explained by the CATO article. Additionally, the section on Uruguay is small and kind of irrelevant, it states that female prison population has fallen as a product of legalization, without a strong source.
 * Overall, this article should probably be changed to effects of legalized cannabis in the US.
 * Sources
 * Anderson, D. Mark; Rees, Daniel I.; Sabia, Joseph J.; Safford, Samuel (2021-09-07). "Association of Marijuana Legalization With Marijuana Use Among US High School Students, 1993-2019". JAMA Network Open. 4 (9): e2124638–e2124638.
 * https://www.newsweek.com/unexpected-side-effects-legalizing-weed-339931
 * https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/effect-state-marijuana-legalizations-2021-update#marijuana-other-substance-use
 * https://www.newsweek.com/unexpected-side-effects-legalizing-weed-339931
 * https://www.cato.org/policy-analysis/effect-state-marijuana-legalizations-2021-update#marijuana-other-substance-use

Option 3

 * Article title: Drinking in Public
 * Article Evaluation: This article contains a variety of sources and short reviews from different countries. In the introduction, citations are missing for things concerning the social acceptability of drinking and being intoxicated in public in China, sources indicate it is actually not socially acceptable and even illegal . Many blurbs, like the Denmark one for instance, are missing citations concerning the legality of public drinking, I have linked the citation the source should have cited . It would also be wise to differentiate "drinking in public" from public intoxication in the United States section, at least from a legal standpoint. Overall this article is pretty unbiased, and contains many sources not formatted correctly.
 * Sources
 * https://legalbeagle.com/6718133-dui-laws-china.html
 * https://www.nordicalcohol.org/denmark-1
 * https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federal/public-intoxication.htm
 * https://www.nordicalcohol.org/denmark-1
 * https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/crime-penalties/federal/public-intoxication.htm

Option 4

 * Article title: Beluga Caviar
 * Article Evaluation: This articles introduction is good, however its sources for beluga caviar prices are around 20 years outdated, more recent ones can be found in my sources -- due to the variability of the legality of caviar imports-- prices for beluga caviar are about 4,000$ more per pound than the article previously mentioned. This article is very neutral. Some claims do not have proper citations, like that which claims the roe of the beluga caviar is more rare and valued due to its color (something I have heard before) but I have found a citation in any case . While there is still only one legal beluga caviar farm in the united states, many other sturgeon farms have popped up which are competing for the permit mentioned in the wikipedia article. Consequently two more sources could be updated, one newer source confirming that this is still the case and another which is able to go into detail about the burgeoning farmed caviar industry within the US, specifically in the wake of the Ukrainian war where many countries have banned russian caviar.
 * Sources
 * https://caviarlover.com/blog/beluga-caviar-price/
 * https://www.ift.org/news-and-publications/food-technology-magazine/issues/2020/february/columns/how-caviar-is-processed
 * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-26/where-to-buy-legal-beluga-caviar-in-usa-sturgeon-aquafarms-huso
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KsENZ7oPDY
 * https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-26/where-to-buy-legal-beluga-caviar-in-usa-sturgeon-aquafarms-huso
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KsENZ7oPDY

Option 5

 * Article title: Feminist views on prostitution
 * Article Evaluation: This article immediately begins as charged, and not to neutral. The article claims certain aspects about anti prostitution feminists but doesn't cite the correct wikipedia article or have a proper citation . Additionally, there are no instances of citations from American feminist standpoints being referenced in a cohesive manner. Additionally, when talking about prostitution in Thailand, there is no citation for the claim that 11% of its GDP comes from prostitution. The Thailand section is also not neutral and the sentence: "This contradiction in the country arises because they are stuck in between traditional and modern views". This could no doubt be better phrased.
 * Sources
 * https://unherd.com/2019/02/theres-nothing-woke-about-the-sex-trade/ (in this instance it's best to have a biased citation I think)
 * https://newrepublic.com/article/155481/liberal-feminism-sex-work-problem
 * https://newrepublic.com/article/155481/liberal-feminism-sex-work-problem