User:Jkramerr/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

 * Article title
 * Media in New York City


 * Article Evaluation
 * Extensive talk page
 * Contains a lot of hyperlinks to other Wikipedia articles
 * Needs to be modernized/updated
 * Contains grammatical and spelling errors
 * Does not have fair use to use certain images


 * Sources
 * CNN
 * The New York Times
 * The Evening Post: Century of Journalism

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Balloon boy hoax


 * Article Evaluation
 * Lots of disagreement in the talk pages
 * Improvement of the article is needed as said in the talk pages
 * Doesn't have reliable sources
 * English grammar mistakes
 * Not ranked in "Good article criteria"


 * Sources
 * CNN
 * The Globe and Mail
 * Los Angeles Times
 * Fox News

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Sexuality in music videos


 * Article Evaluation
 * Needs additional citations for verification
 * Written in a non-neutral tone
 * Presents an American view of the subject, not a worldwide view.
 * Has an active talk page
 * A lot of disagreement on the talk page
 * Unreliable sources - magazines, gossip blogs, and entertainment websites.


 * Sources
 * Entertainment Tonight
 * Rolling Stone
 * Michigan Sociological Review

Option 4

 * Article title
 * CIA influence on public opinion


 * Article Evaluation
 * Contains original research
 * Requires cleanup
 * The article lacks an effective lead


 * Sources
 * NY Times Sunday book Review
 * Harvard University Press
 * Saturday Evening Post

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Lying press


 * Article Evaluation
 * Disagreements about the German derivative for the word "lying press"
 * Translation issues
 * Disagreements about the words usage
 * Faulty newspaper reference


 * Sources
 * CNN
 * Politico
 * The Telegraph