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Influence of Mass Media Evaluation

Evaluation of Content:

·      First sentence is very wordy and confusing

·      Should do a better job of explaining what "media effects" are

·      The complicated words were very distracting

·      Most content was relevant to the topic, but was not explained in a way that everyone can understand

·      One source was a little outdated. It was published in 1986

Evaluation of Tone:

·      Overall, this article is neutral; however, the author occasionally gives his opinion.

·      "The overall influence of mass media has increased drastically over the years, and will continue to do so as the media itself improves" This statement makes a claim that can not be supported due to the fact that we can not tell the future.

·      The section "Features of current studies" could have been expanded upon

Evaluation of Sources:

·      "Media is an ever-changing field and is being critiqued now more than ever by the general public" This statement is not backed up with a source.

·      Each fact or opinion of the author's is not backed up with a source; however, most are.

·      Most sources are reliable and unbiased

·      Some sources lead to articles that must be purchased in order to be read

Evaluation of Talk Page:

·      Many users agree that article is confusing

·      Users agree that some parts of article are biased and need to be backed up by sources

·      Article is a part of the Wikiproject Internet culture

·      Article is rated as start class

·      Wikipedians were trying to expand upon the topic whereas in class we were just discussing it