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ABS-CBN Corporation

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ABS-CBN, upon initial review of the talk box, have been up for discussion due to the issue of disambiguation. I thought that the disambiguation issue was interesting but also I think that this article is lacking in certain core issues that have faced the corporation/TV Network.

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The ABS-CBN Corporation Wikipedia page synthesizes pivotal historical, political, business, and cultural information as it relates to the media company. The article, in my opinion, covers good ground. However, I think that the set-up of the page is quite difficult to digest chronologically. The lead section of the page is bomarded with Wikilinks to related industries the company are involved in, its other business ventures, partnerships, and etc. I think that lead section of a corporation-article should begin with basic information about the company, its fiscal health (in specific and cited terms), an outline of the article topic, and a brief mention of recent developments. This article, however, loads the lead section that leaves almost nothing for the body of the page.

I think that the content of the article is generally pertinent, well sourced, and covers the basics. However, I think that certain sections are poorly organized. In example, a section titled "Recent Developments" begins the paragraph with "In 2008,..."--which doesn't seem to recent to me. I think that the article's discussion of "Legislative franchise lapse era" lacks pivotal political issues such as the direct attacks from the current administration, legal battles, and political influence. I think that there is much to ABS-CBN that involves documented history of being harassed, and/or being complicit to political violence. And so, I think a section on their political/legal battles, another on their own misgivings "Common Criticisms", and lastly, a record of their political affiliations. In general, these are touchy subjects for many that consume their content on a daily basis. However, it is pivotal to provide a neutral and factual synthesis of the company's history. As it stands, the article sounds neutral. It would be good, however, to have a section on why such a company has been divisive in a generally consumer-rich country such as the Philippines.

Another thing worth noting is their inclusion of images to aid the reader. They showed the company's business identity and history through various images. The beautiful architecture of their past and present architecture seem to be eclipsed by mounting controversy. These translate into the Talk Box: there are extensive conversations on ABS-CBN's title name, conversations about libelous edits, and also scholars collaborating to repair any bias to provide a neutral page. I think that this page should be the main page, and have ABS-CBN (pertaining to the network) be under it.

All in all, I think that scholars ought to capitalize on the public nature of Wikipedia and develop a company-related page that does not skip over controversies, criticisms, and issues with authority. I think that this article would also benefit from editing its lead section so as to avoid looking very loaded and dense.

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