User:Microb3 Mans/Evaluate an Article

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Which article are you evaluating?
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Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
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I chose this article because Disney and Fox are prominent companies in the United States. The article "Aqquistion of 21st Century Fox by Disney" was given a C rating and was noticably underveloped. I think that it is important that this article is reviewed and editted because the large presence of these media companies in one's everyday life. This aqquistion of Fox by Disney is contributing to making Disney one of if not the largest media companies in the United States. My first impression of this article is that it has a basic foundation for a good article however it is lacking in information in key areas throughout the article.

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 of this paper is really terse and could use some more details concerning the more important sections about the topic (i.e. the bidding war between Disney and Comcast, the lasting impact of the deal, etc.). Also, some details seem superfluerous such as the statement about Fox creating a spin offs of the existing companies a day before the deal. This statement should be included in a later section where the details can be further explained. Finally there is no one concise statement that explains what this article addresses. Many sentences heavily imply the topic but never is it explicitly stated.

The sources in this article are less than ideal. Many news outlets produce inflammatory claims about current events and should be critically reviewed prior to adding them into an article. Furthermore, I would not use social media platforms such as twitter for primary sources as they too are often not peer reviewed and cannot be accepted. Statments made by other's, such as reporters, must be acknowledged for copyright reasons and to be able to give the statement credibility.

This article is lacking media in the form of photos. I see multiple opportunities to media to explain topics such as the road to completion or the aftermath sections of the paper. The poltical reaction section could benefit as well since the section is smaller it could benefit from some additional media.