User:EmilyLSmall/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: (link) Celebrity culture
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * Interested in celebrities and pop culture
 * There was not a lot of information on the pre-existing Wikipedia page, the article stated that there was issues with citations for some research that has been posted on the page
 * Quickly searched a few academic articles and saw that there was some pre-existing work by scholars that could be beneficial to the page

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * provides a small definition to what the article is about, not too detailed
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * doesn't really go into the major sections that are included in the rest of the article- briefly discusses perpetuation of celebrity culture but does not really mention any of the other sections that will be talked about in the rest of the article.
 * does not really mention anything to do with the presence that social media has on celebrity culture
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * in the last sentence the lead mentions that today we see celebrity culture as escapism but when you go to that section in the article there is no information discussing this
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * the lead is fairly concise, it contains what is going to happen with the article but doesn't go into too much detail about what specifics are to follow

Lead evaluation

 * the lead does a good job of introducing the topic overall
 * there are a few points that are added into the lead that are not included in the rest of the article
 * provides a good basic definition of the term celebrity culture but does not give a good overview of what is to follow in this wikipedia article

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * the content is relevant to the topic and provides a good outline of the different areas that need to be discussed when defining celebrity culture
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * the content is fairly up to date but most of the sources that are there are from a couple of years ago, there might be some more recent sources that could be referenced
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * in the lead of the article there a point made about how celebrity culture is viewed as a form of escapism but there is nothing included in the content to back up this claim.
 * there is a lot of content that does not have sources attached to it, most of it seems just like personal opinion that has been added in

Content evaluation

 * the content is relevant and covers most areas of the topic in order to clearly define it
 * there is a need for sources to legitimize some of the claims that have been made
 * consider finding some more recent articles that can be used as references and provide more up to date examples and information

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * the article is neutral, does not present a specific position on celebrity culture
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * there aren't any viewpoints or quotes taken from big celebrities on their opinion of what celebrity culture is or how it may impact their life
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * instead of persuasion I think it intends to inform readers about a specific topic

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * no, there are not a lot of facts that even have sources attached to them, seem to just be someone's first hand knowledge
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * there is a mixture of scholarly and popular sources which I think accurately reflect the kind of sources you would be able to grab information on this topic from.
 * most celebrity culture stories and concepts might come from popular stories so I think including those reflects the nature of the topic.
 * Are the sources current?
 * Most of the sources are from the early 2000s but there are a few that are more recent and up to date
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * the article is easy to read and clear about what it is telling
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * there are no spelling or grammatical errors
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * it is well organized and broken down so that it is easy to read and understand

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * one image of Katy Perry and Hillary Clinton in the Celebrity Politicians section
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * yes
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * I feel like the page could benefit from more than one picture to make it more appealing

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * In 2005 there was a lot of talk about how the article was not neutral and had a "NPOV issue", it seems that later that year someone worked on the page and edited it to make it more neutral with others agreeing
 * A lot of conversation about how the article reads as personal opinions and discussing how the article has not been re-worked to include more relevant articles and ways in which celebrity culture differs from the past
 * There is also a note that the article was nominated for deletion in 2015 but was voted to keep after discussion
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * The article is part of the WikiProject Media and WikiProject Sociology
 * The article is rated as a start-class on both of those projects
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * 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

with four tildes — ~


 * Link to feedback: