User:Ivyxalyse/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Agenda Setting Theory

Article Evaluation

 * Right at the top of the article wikipedia itself offers suggestions: that the article is written in a personal reflection, and essay like style.
 * The second suggestion states a weakness in the lead section, citing the article's contents are not clearly summarized by the lead. The first sentence of the lead contains the word agenda in an attempt to define the term "Agenda setting theory" theory is also missing entirely from the first sentence, and the definition itself is not easily digestible or written in an encyclopedic style. I think it is also lacking in describing the importance of agenda setting to politics.
 * "Nations judged to be endowed with more political power receive higher media exposure" this claim has too much personal bias and is lacking a citation.
 * No pictures... I realize this is an article about a theory, but pictures make everything prettier.
 * There are a lot of suggestions in the talk page, which I find daunting, but also helpful. My brain is on a mission to make this assignment more difficult than it should be.
 * History section is short and lacking in citations.
 * The article is organized well, and flows nicely.
 * Sources
 * Core Theories of Political Communication: Foundational and Freshly Minted by Jay G. Blumler
 * Toward a Fuller Understanding of the Echoing Press: Presidential Addresses and the New York times, 1933–2013 by Kevin Coe,  Seth C. Bradshaw
 * Fake News is Not a Virus: On Platforms and Their Effects by C W Anderson
 * Fake News is Not a Virus: On Platforms and Their Effects by C W Anderson

Option 2

 * Signing Statement:
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article needs to be updated (according to the page itself)
 * Needs additional citations (according to the page itself), and a fact that becomes evident as you read through the article -- there are only 2 citations in the lead section.
 * The first paragraph of the lead section does a nice job of clearly stating what a signing statement is and its purpose.
 * The second paragraph claims there are two types of signing statements controversial and less controversial (wording that does not sound particularly encyclopedic to me) and is in direct contradiction to the first section following the article's lead which is labeled: "Types" and proceeds to list three.
 * The types section could more fleshing out to help it's digestibility
 * More pictures (of George W. Bush) would help the appearance of the article
 * The article could be updated too as Trump's use of signing statements is not even mentioned.
 * Sources could be more diverse and updated.
 * Sources
 * George W. Bush's Signing Statements: The Assault on Deliberation David S. Birdsell
 * The Last Word: Presidential Power and the Role of Signing Statements CHRISTOPHER S. KELLEY and BRYAN W. MARSHALL
 * The Law: The Obama Administration's Evolving Approach to the Signing Statement TODD GARVEY
 * The Law: The Obama Administration's Evolving Approach to the Signing Statement TODD GARVEY

Option 3

 * Protest Vote
 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead section is very clear, easy to understand and packed full of citations. I would argue that there is good reason to mention a blank vote can indicate a lack of information as laid out later in the article, and that protest votes are used varyingly around the world... Those might be nitpicks, as I do think the lead section does a better job than not of laying out the article's contents.
 * The article seems to be the most free of bias of the three I have evaluated.
 * The article in general seems short, and though it details major events, I wonder if sectioning off how protest votes are used in specific countries would improve the readability and interest in the article. Protest votes are used widely in Latin America according to the article, I'd be interested in knowing why. Additionally why is there no history section?  I would imagine as long as voting has been around, protest voting in some form or another has existed.. Maybe the sources are thin.
 * The last paragraph under the last section of the article describes how abstention vs protest voting can impact how an election turns out, but provides no data or sources/citations.
 * I think maybe a section on protest votes in areas of the world where voting is compulsory vs NOT could be interesting, as from reading the lead that idea sparked my interest.
 * I'm always in favor of more pictures.. this is the internet and visual appeal is very important.
 * I'm intrigued by the subject, but intimidated by the research prospect (since this is for a class and is worth points) as my realm of comfortability is with US politics, and even then... I am somewhat intimidated.
 * I would say the article needs more citations and sources, but the article itself warrants more content in general, the sources seem to pertain largely to the US sphere of politics.
 * Sources
 * Protest voting in plurality elections: a theory of voter signaling Daniel Kselman and Emerson Niou
 * Anti-politics in Action? Measurement Dilemmas in the Study of Unconventional Political Participation Clare Saunders
 * Unequal Participation: Democracy's Unresolved Dilemma Arend Lijphart
 * Anti-politics in Action? Measurement Dilemmas in the Study of Unconventional Political Participation Clare Saunders
 * Unequal Participation: Democracy's Unresolved Dilemma Arend Lijphart

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