User:BrittanyFreimann/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Tarana Burke

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I wanted to look into the MeToo movement more and this Tarana Burke seemed to be the perfect place to start.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section: I think the introduction section is very well done. It explains who she is, what she has done and organizations she's a part of. I really love how the first sentence acknowledges her as the creator of the Me Too movement. I think it so important that she is recognized for this accomplishment. The rest of the introduction is concise and clearly gives a summary of what the rest of the page will talk about. You can absolutely see every section highlighted at some point in this introduction. There isn't anything left out.

Content: Everything in this article was relevant to the topic. It all tied back to Tarana Burke in some form or fashion. They start off with her early life and education to give some backstory. This helps explain why she started her activism and her her own story is part of the reason she does what she does. It also tells more about her activism while in college. The next section is about her career. This section does a great job of listing all her work she's done for survivors of sexual violence as well as how she came to develop the Me Too movement. It also acknowledges how the movement was jump started by celebrities even though she's the one. who started it years before. There is also a mention of her appearances at award shows as well as her position in gender organizations like Girls for Gender Equity. The next section goes into more detail of her activism and how she has specifically been apart of each movement and organization. Parts of the Career section and Activism section felt a little repetitive. I don't think there is anything important missing from this article. From the small amount of research I gathered, other information about her from 2020 is about the BLM movement and her opinions on that. So I don't think that would be a great thing to put in there since it more opinion than facts or activism.

Tone and Balance: The tone is neutral and unbiased. It just tells you about her and what's she has done though out her life. I don't believe it sways one way or another. It's a good neutral spot.

Sources and References: There are a lot of sources and references in this article which is great. Every fact, organization or person mentioned is cited or referenced. It was great because if I wanted to check something, all I had to do was click on it and it brought me straight to the source. The sources are mostly from the years 2017 or 2018 which is good because that's when most of her recognition occurred. There are a good variety of sources. The links do work.

Organization and Writing Quality: The article is well organized and written well. I was able to read through it easily and there were no grammar or weird sentences that stood out to me. It was clear and concise.

Images and Media: There are two images on the page. I think the page could use another photo or two to make it more visually appeasing. I also think the photo of her at the top could be changed. She is obviously in the middle of a sentence and I think it would be better to use a head shot or some else. I googled her and found so many other photos that I think would have been better to use instead. The captions in the photo used are good. Not too long but descriptive enough to see where they came from and what is happening in them.

Overall: Overall, I think this article is great. It does a good job telling viewers about Tarana Burke and her life story. I was able to learn about her early life, career and activism very clearly. At the moment, I don't see much to improve or update. I think there could be some more pictures or just change out the older pictures from something better. I would need to do some more research before I decided if there is anything else that should be added. Like I mentioned earlier, out of the small amount of research I did, I didn't find anything that I though needed to be added. So I would say this article is for the most part complete and well-developed.