User:Meredithlewis13/Evaluate an Article

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


 * Women's Media Center
 * I chose to evaluate this article because I am a female in the media world. I didn't realize this organization existed. So, when I was browsing potential articles, I immediately connected with this one, as I find it crucial to have equal representation for women within media.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * This article has a Lead that is an introductory sentence and concisely and clearly describes the article's topic.
 * The Lead sentence does not include a brief description of the article's major sections, however directly under the lead there is a "content" box that lists the sections.
 * The Lead includes information that is not present in the article such as: those in leadership, the founding date and the non-profit status.
 * The Lead is concise and it is not overly detailed.

Content

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 * The article's content is relevant to the topic, which is Women's Media Center.
 * The content is relatively up-to-date. One of the sources dates 2014, though no current research follows.
 * I do not feel that there is content missing. I also think that all the content is relevant.

Tone and Balance

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 * The article is neutral and factual.
 * I did not find any claims that appeared to be biased.
 * There do not seem to be any viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented.
 * The article does not attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another. The article is very factual and straight forward.

Sources and References

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 * Some, but not all facts in the article are backed up by a reliable secondary sources. There are some reliable secondary sources, but some sources are old, removed or unreliable.
 * There are some sources that are reliable and thorough, however some sources are slim on the material. However, there are many sources.
 * Most sources are approximately 10 years old. The most relevant source is 2014.
 * There are many links that do not work.

Organization

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 * This is a well written and easy-to-read article.
 * There are no grammatical or spelling errors.
 * The article well-organized and easy to follow.

Images and Media

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 * There are no images present.

Checking the talk page

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 * There is only one comment on the talk page. This comment flags the article for a few comments that were made regarding the WMC. The author of the comment on the talk page disagreed.
 * This article is rated as C-Class and low importance.
 * We haven't directly talked about this organization yet, however in many of my courses we have mentioned greatly the importance of gender in media. This article simply states the facts, but in that, reiterates the importance of equal representation of gender in media.

Overall impressions

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 * This is a C-Class article.
 * This article is straight forward and factual.
 * This article could expand on it's details. I feel nothing prudent was left out, per say, however it could use some updates.
 * This seems to be a fairly-developed article. At the time of publication, it was probably a great stile, however it could benefit from updating.

Overall evaluation
I agree with your evaluation that this article is very well organized, easy-to-follow, and easy-to-read. I also agree that it could use some updates, especially pertaining to the organization's role during the Me Too Movement as well as the recent events in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement. I would have liked to see you mention some those things that need to be updated. Otherwise, very well done with your evaluation ~.

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