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Article Evaluation
Censorship in China


 * When the article uses a vague modifier, it directly quotes the phrase (to back up that something has changed a lot as accepted fact rather than opinion)
 * It uses data from various different sources/researchers when describing the severity of the issue in an effort to remain neutral
 * Is a highly subdivided article, representing a range of examples and different facets of the issue
 * Uses more quoted phrases than I typically see on Wikipedia. Not sure if this is a good feature to have on an article. Some are because there are certain terms specific to the topic but others seem to be just used as a way to keep some of the original wording without plagiarizing
 * Will be interesting to see how best to go about direct quoting. Limiting the amount that is directly quoted is ideal, but this will likely be hard in practice
 * Substantial number of sources - was difficult to find a sentence (besides introductory ones) that weren't cited
 * Not very much media (i.e. images) present
 * Curious to know how media additions are viewed on Wikipedia. Advised, if helpful? Or should be limited?

Article Selection
Options for articles I want to expand:


 * Censorship in Saudi Arabia
 * Right now the article is quite short and does not have very many subtopics when in fact a lot of content exists regarding how Saudi rulers censor in different ways
 * Nearly everything is cited, but there are some sentences/claims that clearly need to be cited in order to prevent sounding like an individual opinion
 * Written neutrally
 * Good overview but not enough on internet censorship
 * Potential additions:
 * Plenty of data regarding obstacles to access, limits on content, and violations of user rights
 * Many more recent incidents have occurred that are significant enough for this article
 * This is especially true for internet censorship
 * Changes in leadership have led to changes in how censorship operates, which is important to note in this article
 * Relevancy:
 * Relates to our discussions about government suppression, can find information on actual censoring bodies, can write a segment on news censorship specifically
 * Would allow me to touch on various topics of the course, but focus in on one region
 * YouTube copyright issues
 * The article is quite short, mentions two major controversies as well as more recent fair use issues
 * Information is neutral and relevant
 * Missing citations
 * Potential additions:
 * Youtube's actual copyright policies
 * The use of AI to determine copyright violations; occasional mistakes made when videos are removed
 * How different laws may impact content creation on Youtube (i.e. EU Article 13); countries imposing copyright regulations
 * Issues with copyrighted music, video, other media used in videos; how big networks and labels affect content creation
 * Relevancy:
 * Discussed in one of our readings: Cory Doctorow's Information Doesn't Want to be Free
 * Copyright laws are extremely interesting to me, especially as they apply to more modern day platforms which are very hard to monitor
 * Relates to the course as it is a method of censorship, with more economic motivations; a form of controlling content and who can use it
 * Music piracy
 * Interesting issue of controlling creative content and how it is distributed
 * Information is neutral but is sometimes very specific, missing things that are more relevant to the topic
 * Potential additions:
 * Article is slightly more well-developed than the others but could use more information on the music industry and its battle with piracy
 * Can discuss what methods they used to counter piracy and its effectiveness
 * Has some very specific sub-topics but is missing more overarching information
 * Relevancy:
 * Relates to the media technology week of the course

 FINAL ARTICLE: Censorship in Saudi Arabia - See DRAFT Section 

Citation Exercise
I added a citation to Youtube copyright issues

I selected the following source from Vox, an article that addressed the "Fine Brothers controversy" subsection of the article. https://www.vox.com/2016/2/3/10906032/fine-brothers-youtube-trademark

I determined that this source would be helpful in the section as some sentences had "citation needed" written after them. Additionally, there was more information, not already covered in the article, that I could use from my new source.

I changed the original version by adding to the first sentence regarding the Fine Brothers and their attempt to trademark certain terms. I added a follow up sentence that connected what the Fine Brothers did with the Youtube copyright system. I maintained the majority of the second and third sentenced but added citations. I also added the specific number of subscribers lost, removed the final sentence, and added a sentence regarding how the Fine Brothers responded to the criticism.

Thus I added citations to support existing text and added 1-2 sentences of additional information from that same source.

Edit Plans

 * Update second sentence regarding Reporters Without Borders rating to include 2017 rating rather than 2014
 * Find citations for "Law and operation" section


 * Did research on the "Royal Decree On Press and Publications (1982)" but could not find evidence of this
 * Use 1982 media policy statement -- sources: US state department or UN
 * https://www.hrw.org/legacy/wr2k/Mena-08.htm or https://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/nea/817.htm
 * Keep 1992 Basic Law information
 * Add in info on official Saudi law: Law of printed materials and publications (2000) https://www.boe.gov.sa/ViewSystemDetails.aspx?lang=en&SystemID=14&VersionID=22
 * Add in amendments to those general laws since 2000 -- who is responsible for censoring, still the ministry of the interior?
 * Anti-cyber crime law (2007): https://www.boe.gov.sa/ViewSystemDetails.aspx?lang=en&SystemID=217&VersionID=232
 * 2011 decree increasing punishment
 * Improve substance of "Press"
 * Include reference of Khashoggi, jailing of reporters
 * Re-organize "Film and television" section
 * Add more recent instances of internet censorship to "Cybercrime and the Internet"
 * SECTION 2: https://www.state.gov/documents/organization/277507.pdf has great information on censorship

'' ***Note that the draft contains both new additions and edited versions of content from the original article. ''