User:Jamarnold/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Media bias

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
This topic has been a widely researched topic, especially in the last decade or so. Our current class puts a priority on the determination of bias and the various forms it comes in.

Evaluate the article
The lead section begins with the overall definition of media bias as well as how the term is used. In addition to this opening definition, the lead section is not overly lengthy, and does not include any misinformation. All sources are cited in the text and there were multiple valid sources being used.

The article's content is up to date and provides a pretty full scope of the entire subject. The article provides an in depth history of media bias as well as different forms of bias. Furthermore, the article does not take a specific positive or negative stance on the subject at hand and instead stays neutral and informative.

To carry on the tone of the content, as stated before the tone stays neutral and does not ironically possess any indications of bias. Most viewpoints are covered in the article with the exception of the fact that it did not include any information about possible consequences or repercussions for the various forms of bias that can appear. Besides that, the article does not try to move the reader to any other opinion besides a factual one.

As far as sources go, every link I checked worked and was relatively current. The amount of reliable sources seemed to be proficient and the article included sources that had a primarily educational origin.

The article is compiled well and fairly easy to read. At times the explanations seemed a bit lengthy, but overall conveyed the message without much to interpret. The article did not appear to have any major grammatical errors and was clearly checked by a few different editors.

The article did not however include any images whatsoever. This is partly due to the fact that this specific topic is hard to represent in an image and is considered more of a theoretical term that is explained through text.

My overall impression of the article was that it was covered thoroughly and contained accurate information that did not push the reader into any particular opinion. The article is strong in its ability to provide an in depth history over the term itself, as well as the various forms that exist underneath the main topic. The article can improve slightly by possibly cutting out some of the long, circular explanations. The article seems to be in its most updated and complete form at the moment.