User:Lroulston/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Hyperreality

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the article "Hyperreality" because it was something we learned about in a course lecture that I thought was interesting and wanted to learn more about. Hyperreality is an important subject in the field of media studies in communication to help understand different media effects in society. My preliminary impression of the article was that it was well-structured and I thought the examples did a good job at explaining hyperreality.

Evaluate the article
The first sentence of the lead section is a good introductory sentence that describes what hyperreality is. The lead is concise, to the point and does not include any information that is not found in the article, however it does not lay out the sections of the article.

All of the content presented in the article is relevant to the subject of Hyperreality and does a good job explaining the concept to readers. It says that the concept of hyperreality is a prevalent subject, however most of the sources are old and not recent, however all of the information provided is useful and correct regarding the subject.

This article respects Wikipedia's requirements for a neutral tone. None of the information seems biased and it is clearly explained in a neutral way. For the most part, the viewpoints in this article are well represented. The section for definitions is very short with not a lot of information and it does not provide an adequate answer to the question of what hyperreality is defined as. Otherwise the article provides sufficient details on hyperreality.

The sources checked in this article are all up to date and the links work when you visit them. Any citations are properly cited and support the claims made in the article. Aside from the fact that most of the sources are over ten years old, they are all reputable and are cited correctly.

Improvement I would make to this page is taking out the "Quotations" section of this article because it seems unnecessary. There doesn't seem to be a point to it and it does not add to the clarification or explanation of the subject. It also doesn't explain why the chosen quotations were chosen and what their relevance to hyperreality are.

One strong point of this page is the inclusion of examples on the page as they help further show hyperreality's importance and relevance in society and media studies.