User:Catlynml/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: WomaNews
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate: I choose this article because I am interested in the Women in Print movement and learnt that this was apart of that.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The Lead does not include an introductory sentence that clearly describes the article's topic. Instead, it is about the background of the topic, in generalities. There is only one paragraph which is the only major section. It does not include information that is not present in the article, only very general information. The Lead is overly detailed about general background information and not concise as it includes information about other topics not directly related to the present topic.


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Content

 * Guiding questions

The article's content is relevant to the topic. The sources are not up-to-date as they are from 2009 and 2004. There is a lot of content missing and it includes content that does not belong. It does address a topic related to historically underrepresented populations and topics (women).


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics?

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions

The article is neutral and there does not appear to be any claims that are heavily biased towards a particular position. There are view points that are underrepresented as what is written is very limited information regarding the topics. The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or another.


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions

While the facts in the article are backed by sources, there are only two sources and the information in the paragraphs are not properly cited. The sources do reflect the available literature on the topic, but there is minimal sources. The sources are not current as they are from 2009 and 2004. The links to the sources take the reader to a page with the option to view the books that the sources come from.


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Organization

 * Guiding questions

The article is clear and easy to read. It does not have any grammatical or spelling errors. The article is only one paragraph, so it is not well-organized in that it cannot be broken down into sections.


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions

The article includes one image that does not enhance the understanding of the topic as the sole paragraph of the article is about the purpose of the article. The image is well-caption though as it is clear what it is showing. It adheres to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and the image is laid out in a visually appealing way.


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions

The kinds of conversations that are happening behind the scenes about how to represent this topic are on the purposes of why this topic came to be. The article is part of the WikiProject Gender Studies and it has not yet received a rating. The way Wikipedia discusses this topic is very similar to what we have talked about in class and we have discussed women in journalism and this is what the article is about.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions

This article's overall status is unrated. It does not really have any strengths. It could be improved with more information, more sources, fact-checking, and relevant facts. The article is under- and poorly developed.


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * How can the article be improved?
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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 * Link to feedback: Talk:WomaNews