User:Hugue008/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: Nellie Bly (link)
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?

Lead evaluation
The Lead does include an introductory sentence about Nellie Bly : her real name, her birth and death dates and the main accomplishments in her life.

The lead mentions her work in the journalism field : her interest in the psychological asylums and her trip around the world.

The lead does not include added information. Everything we read in the lead and more are present in the content of the artcile.

The Lead is very concise. It is only three sentences long.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?

Content evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the topic eventhough is not very detailed.

The content is up-to-date : "In 2019 the Center for Investigative Reporting released Nellie Bly Makes the News, a short biographical film. It was directed by Penny Lane and funded by grants from the Helen Gurley Brown Foundation and Glassbreaker films.[57]

In 2019, Bly and her race around the world versus Elizabeth Bisland was the subject of the 2019 musical Bisland and Bly by Marialena DiFabbio and Susannah Jones. The show ran as part of the New York Musical Festival.[58][59]

In 2019, the first part of Bly's life was depicted in the best-selling novel by David Blixt ‘What Girls are Good For' ".

I think there is content missing regarding her book : " Tend Days in a Mad-house", it could be more detailed. However another page exists on this subject.

There is some comparisons with males who took a journey around the globe after her and beat her record that I don't find usefull.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?

Tone and balance evaluation
This article seems neutral to me.

The viewpoints seem to be equal.

The article does not look biased.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Are the sources current?
 * Check a few links. Do they work?

Sources and references evaluation
There are 76 sources. They come ffrom newspaper, scholar books, litterature, other websites and links to other wikipedia pages.

They seem legitimate and accurate. The sources are very different and seem up-to-date.

The links work.

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?

Organization evaluation
The article is correctly written. It could be longer to my opinion. The main points of Nellie Bly's life are present.

I did not see any spelling errors.

The sentences are clear. Sometimes they can bit a tad long.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?

Images and media evaluation
The article has multiple images. They do help to have a better understanding of the article. We can put a name to her face.

The images are very interesting and add something to the article.

They respect wikipedia's copyright regulations.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?

Talk page evaluation
The talk page adresses issues as her birth place, syntaxe and strength of the sources linked.

This article has been rated as B-Class.

This article is of interest to multiple WikiProjects.

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?

Overall evaluation
This article is a good start, it has strong and multiple sources but the information found are not very detailed.

The article could go further and discuss with more details her experiences.

This article is underdeveloped in my opinion. It has the merit of existing but it could be improved.

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