User:J.White3/Evaluate an Article

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History of communication studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because my dad studied Communication's in college and is now a director for our local news; since I am studying Communications now i wanted to see how it has changed. Communications studies is important because communication is something that will never go away. My first impression of the article was that it had a warning for general citations but seemed well put together and in chronological order.

Evaluate the article
The Lead opens up with an introductory sentence it describes what will be covered in the article however it may be a tad vague and broad. There is a brief description of the articles main points, creating a consistent lead that creates an outline. There is also no mention of underrepresented groups even though it goes through time periods where there are civil unrest amongst minority groups.

The content in the article is relevant towards the topic creating a just overview of the topic of communications. There is a lack of communication studies through the back half of the 20th century and through the 21st century, so not up to date as the entire history of communications. The content all belongs and does not seem to be missing any information to my knowledge of communication studies. The one part of the content that stands out more than usual is the section on Germany and its contribution to communication studies.

The articles tone is neutral and not biased towards any certain side. It talks about all the different countries and institutions that helped contribute to the history of communication studies. All view points seem to be accurately represented as each section points out the main highlights of the history. It allows the reader to see it from multiple view points; while also getting the full scope of the history of communication studies.

The article does lack credibility in the reference and citation portion. "This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations" is posted at the top allowing views to see that it is lacking the necessary credentials to be fully verified. A majority of the citations are also not 1st hand accounts and reflect s lot on the past not while it was happening. A lot of the references are taken from the encyclopedia of communications. There are more up to date research articles on this topic. There are also a few links that to do not work but the majority do.

The article s easy to follow, it follows a timeline and is in chronological order. Broken down into decades to fully grasp the main points to show how communication studies has advanced. There seem to be no spelling errors or gramatical flaws in the page. The page also lacks many visuals with none being included. Images of new technology advancements and people who had large impacts could have helped advanced the learning experience more. The overall status of the article is good not great. It is missing a lot of history and needs to be updated but has a great starting base. It could also go in depth about a few of the sub topics. The article mentions many of the crucial names of the history of communications, allowing the reader to fully understand how many great minds went into the study of communication. To go further the article needs to be expanded into the 21st century along with more visuals of the advancements made. Overall it is a quality article and provides significant detail to the early stages of communication studies.