User:Ctenisch/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Chevron Corporation

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
It relevant to the course topic of petroleum as Chevron is a major company, and I think it's important to evaluate as they have been in many controversies concerning the environment.

Evaluate the article
The lead section includes an introduction sentence that concisely and clearly describes the topic. The lead needs a description of the article's sections. All information in the lead is present in the article. The lead is pretty concise, not too detailed. The article's content is relevant to Chevron. It mostly up to date but I think new information could be added. More information could be added to certain sections as some are quite short. This article does discuss the environmental damage in Ecuador and its' harm to the indigenous people who live there. The article's tone is pretty neutral. The controversies seem to be described in a way that mostly shows neutrality and explains both sides. There are no apparent attempts to persuade the reader of one stance or another. The information is presented in a factual way. There are some dead links, and some non-primary sources that are needed in certain sections. Some sources could be replaced by academic articles. Overall most facts in this article are backed up by secondary source information. The article is well organized, easy to find what subject you're looking for, and is written well. There could be more images contributed, especially to the controversies section. The captions on the images are short but sufficient. All images appear to adhere to the copyright rules of Wikipedia. The article has a C ranking and is part of 4 WikiProjects. There is a more neutral framing towards oil companies and emissions. Overall, this article has a good basis it is well organized neutral in tone, and not too wordy. However, it lacks in information in certain areas and could use better sources.