User:Hpascarella/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: Media studies
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this article because it talks about the history of media studies and how it effects different countries around the world.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes, the introductory sentence starts off by stating what media studies is.
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No.
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? No, its brief but talks about what is going to be said later on and explains the topic.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes. It goes into great detail on how media studies effects each country differently.
 * Is the content up-to-date? Yes, the last time the page was updated was November 11th, 2020.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No, everything ties back to the main idea.
 * Does the article deal with one of Wikipedia's equity gaps? Does it address topics related to historically underrepresented populations or topics? No there are no equity gaps. No.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? Yes, some topics only had a sentence or two relating back to media studies, while others had multiple paragraphs.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, the article has numerous amounts of sources used.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes, they all relate back to the topic of Media Studies.
 * Are the sources current? All of the sources are current besides a couple that were published in the 1990s.
 * Are the sources written by a diverse spectrum of authors? Do they include historically marginalized individuals where possible? Yes.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Some of them worked, and some did not.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


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

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No, there are no images.
 * Are images well-captioned? No.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? No.
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? They start off by explaining what media studies is, then gives you topics that are effected by it.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? This article was well developed.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It goes into greater detail.

Overall impressions

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 * What is the article's overall status? I think overall, the article was well written.
 * What are the article's strengths? It gave strong examples for each topic on how media studies effected people throughout the world.
 * How can the article be improved? They could add more information to some of their topics.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I think that thee article is well developed.

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