User:CarolinepowerUD/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Audience theory

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article as it pertains to our social media class because it discusses the the influence of mass media, such as why we use it and the effects it has.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * The article includes a good introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article topic.
 * The lead includes a brief description of the article's major sections.
 * The lead does not include information that is not present in the article.
 * The lead is concise.

Content


 * The article's content is relevant to the topic as it covers all three areas of the topic.
 * The article is up-to-date as it references recent sources.
 * There is no missing content or content that feels out of place.
 * The article is neutral and without bias as it discusses all the different possible theories. The article is historically related as it references to the history and effects of mass media over time.

Tone and Balance


 * The article has a neutral tone.
 * There are no claims that are heavily biased toward a certain position.
 * The "Audience as outcome" section is longer than the two others, which may make it seem like of more importance than the other two smaller sections.
 * The smaller sections are not described as "minority" viewpoints.
 * The article does not attempt to persuade the reader a certain way as it provides good support for all viewpoints.

Sources and References


 * All facts are backed up by reliable sources as many are scholarly journals.
 * All sources included are thorough.
 * The sources consist of both current and more dated sources when referencing to the history of mass media.
 * The sources are written by a variety of different authors.
 * I think the article has the best sources included as they are scholarly journals rather than news coverage or random websites.
 * The source links work.

Organization and writing quality


 * The article is well-written and very easy to understand.
 * I did not notice any grammatical or spelling errors in the article.
 * The article is well organized as it has different sections or paragraphs for each theory's viewpoint and its reasoning.

Images and Media


 * The article does not include images.

Talk Page Discussion


 * The article only has one talk page post about the edits that an user made to the page.

Overall Impressions

CarolinepowerUD (talk) 19:36, 7 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I think the article is very well organized and easy to understand.
 * I would say the strengths are its organization, strong and many sources, and that it is very clearly written.
 * The article could be improved by including more sections and viewpoints than just the three included.
 * I would say the article is well-completed but there is always room for growth or improvement when new information comes along.