User:Laurenbeth76/Evaluate an Article

Podcast
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: Podcast
 * In my career, I am interested in podcasting so I want to learn more about the topic.

Lead
Guiding questions:


 * Yes, there is three paragraphs introducing the topic
 * Yes, it introduces all the headers that come next.
 * No, everything in the lead comes back in the headers following it.
 * The lead tells me everything I need to know. If I wanted a short synopsis, all I would need to do is look at the lead.

Content
Guiding questions:


 * Yes
 * Yes
 * No

Tone and Balance
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No, its neutral as it describes the information and history of podcasting.
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? I think there should be more information about subjects of podcasting rather than just covering political podcasting and not entertainment, history, mystery, etc.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No, it just gives an overview.

Sources and References
Guiding questions:


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, there's sources at the bottom of the page.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? It is a good basic overview, but it doesn't elaborate on specific subjects that much.
 * Are the sources current? Yes
 * Check a few links. Do they work? They do

Organization
Guiding questions:


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, it was a easy read
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes, but it doesn't make the article unreadable
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, it is good with the chronological order.

Images and Media
Guiding questions:


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? No
 * Are images well-captioned? The one that is on there is vaguely captioned
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? No

Checking the talk page
Guiding questions:


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? They probably debated the most important aspects of the history in podcasting. They chose to include Political podcasting, but no other kinds, so I feel like that would be a conversation.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? I couldn't find their ratings, but I found this article through the WikiProjects link.
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? In class we talk more about our preferences in what we listen to where as on this page it delved into the making of the phenomenon that podcasting has become.

Overall impressions
Guiding questions:


 * What is the article's overall status? It was pretty good
 * What are the article's strengths? It gave me a lot of information on the background in podcasting and some key players that got it to be such a hit.
 * How can the article be improved? Include history of entertainment podcasts, and all the other ones, not just signal out a specific podcast.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It could be extended on, but overall it is pretty well-developed.

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