User:ChelseaCom/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Media literacy

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the article on Media Literacy because I have noticed it's a strong recurring theme in almost all of the topics we discuss. I think media literacy is super important and should be more regularly available globally. The article itself is not very long and discusses media literacy around the globe, as well as media literacy education.

Evaluate the article
The lead article on this page is not the best as it includes three missing links. The wording and description of media literacy is clear and concise and does a good job explaining what is it however the missing links make the article look not well researched.

I think that for a person who has no background in communication studies, they may be confused and I think more detail about the background of media literacy should be added. For example, the article references, "The Core Principles of Media Literacy Education" but does not define them.

With each subcategory, the article is very brief and some paragraphs are only a few sentences long. I think overall each subcategory needs a little bit more detail. The article provides a quick rundown of media literacy and how it's incorporated globally but would be much more helpful if it gave more context overall. I also feel the order is a bit strange too. I think the history of media literacy should probably go first over media literacy education. The history section is far too small and just goes quickly into its integrations across the globe. In addition, the photo chosen is very wordy and hard to see. Its caption is brief and you need to click on it to fully understand what the image is. Something larger and less text based may work better.

The talk page on this article was very interesting to see. It appears students have been working on this page and it is the subject of a University of Massachusetts Amherst class this semester. The talk pages includes a lot of notes about what they plan to do and some work students have already drafted to go into the article. It is rated a C and high-importance.

I think one of the strengths is how the article highlights media literacy globally. If those ideas are expanded on in more detail I think the article would have much more strength.

You have identified some improvement but I wonder how you may be able to incorporate ideas from this course into this entry. What's the connection here? --Renee Hobbs