User:Laurynrh/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
 * National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
 * Article Evaluation
 * The article's content is relevant to the topic, and focuses on the purpose and function of the organization. Since the article is mostly a description and overview of the organization, it remains relatively neutral. There are a few citations missing, which needs to be adjusted. The article doesn't necessarily address equity gaps, but in context of the article content, that is sensical. Most of the citations are directly linked to the NOAA website or associated groups, and are reliable, however the article does use a few more biased sources (Fox News, CNN). In the talk page, most discussion is revolving around whether to title the article NOAA or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. The edits I would like to make include the removal of chief scientist, Craig McLean from NOAA in October, 2020. He is briefly mentioned in the Hurricane Dorian controversy scandal, but his removal is not.


 * Sources
 * https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/climate/trump-election-climate-noaa.html

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Endangered Sea turtles


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article content is relevant, however some important and more specific information is missing. The article is not very specific and would benefit from topic expansion. Not every claim is cited in the article, but the two citations used are from the WWF, which is a reputable source. The talk page requests that images be added to the article, and says that the article seems more "emotive than factual".


 * Sources
 * https://cnso.nova.edu/seaturtles/endangered.html
 * https://conserveturtles.org/information-sea-turtles-threats-sea-turtles/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/group/sea-turtles/

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Orca welfare and safety act


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article content is relevant to the title, however background information and a description of the results of the act are not discussed extensively. The article is neutral in discussing the occurrences between the state of California and Seaworld. Each claim in the article does have a citation, but the sources are not all from known. credible sources (for example: gizmodo is cited as a source, but it is an online web blog and better sources could be used in its place). In a way, the article doe tackle equity gaps as it is in regards to animal cruelty claims, but this is not directly mentioned. There are no notes on the talk page.


 * Sources
 * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/09/california-bans-SeaWorld-orca-breeding-entertainment/
 * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/03/160317-seaworld-orcas-killer-whales-captivity-breeding-shamu-tilikum/
 * https://www.dolphinproject.com/blog/california-legislation-to-ban-orca-captivity/

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