User:Mackenziebolen/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Influence of mass media

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because in this generation I find the influence of mass media very interesting. It matters because media is in our everyday lives whether it be good or bad. So having an understanding of how the influence works from an easily accessible site like Wikipedia is very helpful. This article gave me the impression of well thought out with enough information to give the reader a good understanding of the influence of mass media.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The lead section has a good introduction describing the topic of influence of mass media. It includes a brief description of the articles major sections; history, typology and key media effects theories. The lead noes not include information not in the article and is concise.

The articles content is relevant and up to date and no content seems to be missing. The article seems neutral and unbiased. The sources seem reliable and work. The article includes images that are relevant and explain typology. It is well written and easy to read with clear topics.This article was apart of a Wiki-talk course assignment. Overall, the impression of the article was good, having enough information for a good understanding of the topic for the reader and being concise.