User:DrPronoun/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * League of Legends in esports


 * Article Evaluation
 * I liked the lists of tournaments in League of Legends, but it felt lacking in describing how League of Legends ascended the Esports industry. This article should be focused more on the impact of League of Legends rather than a summary, since there are already links to the main articles of each major tournament.
 * The second paragraph does not summarize the current competitive scene, but rather focuses on its own origin. There should be a separate section explaining the origin of League of Legends tournaments rather than leaving it in the summary paragraph.
 * There was a lack of footnotes in the summary section, specifically lacking sources in the second paragraph as it talks about the Season 1 world championship. The only reference I could find about the Season 1 world championship is through FNATIC's official website, which is not a trusty news source.
 * The 2nd reference ("How Videogames Became a Sport, and Why They're Here to Stay (Hint: Money!)", should be removed because it is an opinion piece with claims on the future of esports rather than what it is at the current state.
 * Even though the 2022 League of Legends World Championship is underway, there still isn't any update on the wikipedia article. I would recommend getting rid of the word "current" in 2021 and move it to the 2022.
 * I would recommend adding a section on major regions as there is a completely separate sub-category for regional leagues without introducing major regions in 2022.


 * Sources
 * League of Legends in esports

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Digital divide in Vietnam


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article has some strong references and points to consider, but I do feel that it is lacking in how the categories are split between demographics, government, and technology. I argue that this wikipedia article should be merged with other asian countries to form an Asian Bloc as other articles in other countries are lacking information because they are more technologically advanced, thus not as affected by the digital divide.
 * The section about Government censorship seems very western centric and biased towards the United States specifically. Though that may be the case, this paints a bad light on the Vietnamese government as a whole rather than stating unbiased facts.
 * The demographics used in this article was confusing to follow. The constant switch between population and age made the reader question if the digital divide had more to do with age rather than population.
 * Even in the population demographic, you could split this up with access to internet and internet usage based on wealth inequality in the district/county.


 * Sources
 * Digital divide in Vietnam

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Algorithmic radicalization


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is a stub, with last edited on 12 April 2021. Therefore, this article would be a perfect article to fix up and expand. The article about algorithmic radicalization only explains the hypothesis of how social media might drive users to progressively more extreme content over time, but does not elaborate about its' impact and origins.
 * This article is focused on the phenomenon of social media in action, but fails to consider theories in psychologies that explains how it is. The article should have a section explaining how the selective exposure theory states that individuals tend to favor information which reinforces their pre-existing views while explicitly avoiding contradictory information.
 * The references for this article is not particularly trustworthy, as they come mostly from opinion pieces and blogs using observations instead of the scientific process. Since the page was last edited on 12 April 2021, there have been more documentation and research on this phenomenon that could be added.
 * I would recommend adding digital recruitment as part of this theory, adding a section describing how hate groups and terrorist organizations such as ISIS and Proud Boys have targeted facebook to recruit towards their pipeline and turn individuals extremists.


 * Sources
 * https://www.irckc.org/algorithmic-radicalization-and-digital-recruitment/
 * Algorithmic radicalization

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Cambridge Analytica


 * Article Evaluation

The lead section for Cambridge Analytica describes the topic beautifully, especially pointing out the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The lead section also briefly describes who was in charge of the operation, though it may be a bit overly detailed by explaining every executive as 'Key People", it does provide better context to what the firm was about.

The article content is split into 4 main sections: the history, data scandal, methods of investigations, and impact in elections. The article content of the impact in elections is up-to-date, although there is relevant discussions on Ex-Cambridge Analytica staffers working with Republican campaign on the 2018 Republican mid-term efforts. The discussion areas of Cambridge Analytica wikipedia are relatively old, with the last discussion being on May 2nd, 2018. This is due to the company closing down due to the press release.

I think that there should be a section on post-scandal and closure. This press release (https://ca-commercial.com/news/cambridge-analytica-and-scl-elections-commence-insolvency-proceedings-and-release-results-3) should be used to explain why closure was imminent and what key people did after the closure. This would explain the Ex-Cambridge Analytica members' involement in politics and in Civic Tech post-Cambridge Analytica.

There should also be less information about the SCL group, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica. Throughout the closure of Cambridge Analytica, there is a division between SCL and Cambridge Analytica because SCL no longer wanted to be involved in the scandal and insolvency proceedings.

The second to last paragraph regarding "Methods" of Cambridge Analytica does not fit into that section as it talks about online serveys which would be conducted on an ongoing basis into 32 different personality styles. This should not be in the methods section but rather the history section of the wikipedia, when there was a brief overview of how the personality styles worked. Though it could be moved, the area is still alright as it still counts as a "method" of Cambridge Analytica.

Cambridge Analytica could also be cited from "The Great Hack", a documentary film about the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal. This film is a reputable source as they launched their own investigation into the scandal and provide first-hand perspective in the politics and motives behind the scandal.

Other than that, the article serves as a reputable source for those interested in Civic Tech as well as the technologies behind elections and the government.


 * Sources

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