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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: Mediatization (media)
 * Article Evaluation:
 * Content/Talk page:
 * As mentioned in the Talk page, the topic of 'Mediatization' has quite an open field of topics that this idea can touch on - because mediatization has such a heavy influence on our technologies the findings of Stig Hjarvard on "The mediatization of play: From bricks to bytes" could be interesting to add to this topic
 * 'Physical Ressources' category is not as content heavy, perhaps adding examples to some of the aspects of media materialism
 * Images and media:
 * With quite a lot of mention Hjarvard, the table he created in order to summarize the institutional transformations of the media could be added under subcategory "Institutionalist", would also give an example/provide a visual to this idea
 * Overall:
 * All together, this article provides lots of information and a clear and concise way. As mentioned, the topic of Mediatization can stem and touch on many aspects, so it is a little tricky to figure out which are the most important to highlight for this page
 * Sources
 * Stig Hjarvard on "The mediatization of play: From bricks to bytes" :
 * All together, this article provides lots of information and a clear and concise way. As mentioned, the topic of Mediatization can stem and touch on many aspects, so it is a little tricky to figure out which are the most important to highlight for this page
 * Sources
 * Stig Hjarvard on "The mediatization of play: From bricks to bytes" :
 * Sources
 * Stig Hjarvard on "The mediatization of play: From bricks to bytes" :

Hjarvard, Stig. The Mediatization of Culture and Society. Routledge, 2013, https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203155363. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1f21nf8/alma991044868630305161)

The Institutioanl Development of Media Table by Hjaravard:

Hjarvard, Stig. “The Mediatization of Society.” Nordicom Review, vol. 29, no. 2, De Gruyter Open, 2008, pp. 102–31, https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0181. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/ap3p9v/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1515_nor_2017_0181)

Examples of cryptocurrency as one of the example to the Media Materialism section of 'Physical Ressources":

Rosales, Antulio. “Unveiling the Power Behind Cryptocurrency Mining in Venezuela: A Fragile Energy Infrastructure and Precarious Labor.” Energy Research & Social Science, vol. 79, Elsevier Ltd, 2021, p. 102167–, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102167. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/ap3p9v/cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A674140539)

Option 2

 * Article title: Medium Theory
 * Article Evaluation
 * Lead section:
 * Perhaps mention of the micro and macro medium theory in the initial introduction
 * Content:
 * For the most part, the content of this article is up to date and quite relevant to the topic
 * Going more in-depth into McLuchan's message could be a good idea; adding points about hot and cold media
 * Potentially adding reviews/criticism on this theory
 * Perhaps section about it's impact or how it is applied in modern communications/media
 * Sources and Refrences:
 * The notice was recognized that there are unreliable sources within this article - further research to resolve that needed
 * Overall impressions:
 * As a whole this article is very well written and articulated, just could use additional sections or more in depth explanations in certain areas mentioned
 * TalkPage also mentioned adding additional credible external sources, so that seems to be the only other major issue
 * Sources
 * For more on hot and cold media, as well as criticism to Medium Theory:
 * Laughey, Dan. Key Themes in Media Theory. Open University Press/McGraw Hill Education, 2007. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1f21nf8/alma991002725769705161)
 * As a whole this article is very well written and articulated, just could use additional sections or more in depth explanations in certain areas mentioned
 * TalkPage also mentioned adding additional credible external sources, so that seems to be the only other major issue
 * Sources
 * For more on hot and cold media, as well as criticism to Medium Theory:
 * Laughey, Dan. Key Themes in Media Theory. Open University Press/McGraw Hill Education, 2007. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1f21nf8/alma991002725769705161)
 * For more on hot and cold media, as well as criticism to Medium Theory:
 * Laughey, Dan. Key Themes in Media Theory. Open University Press/McGraw Hill Education, 2007. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/1f21nf8/alma991002725769705161)

How medium theory has impacted other ideas

Couldry, Nick, and Andreas Hepp. “Conceptualizing Mediatization: Contexts, Traditions, Arguments.” Communication Theory, vol. 23, no. 3, Wiley Subscription Services, Inc, 2013, pp. 191–202, https://doi.org/10.1111/comt.12019. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/ap3p9v/cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A336130401)

Ott, Brian L. “The Age of Twitter: Donald J. Trump and the Politics of Debasement.” Critical Studies in Media Communication, vol. 34, no. 1, Routledge, 2017, pp. 59–68, https://doi.org/10.1080/15295036.2016.1266686. (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/ap3p9v/cdi_informaworld_taylorfrancis_310_1080_15295036_2016_1266686)

Option 3

 * Article title: Harold Lasswell
 * Article Evaluation:
 * Content:
 * Not sure if necessary, but since this article's title is not specific to anything, it feels like a history or "early work/life" on Lasswell could be added
 * Organization and writing quality:
 * The 'Work' section could possibly be split up - the first section touches more on his "early work" where as the end is his later work, also possible to add his influence from Freud in a separate section
 * There is a heavy use of quotations within the 'Work' section of this article without directly saying where this quote is coming from. Either stating the origin of the quote, or understanding what was said to be reworded in own words may be better for a Wikipedia article
 * Tone and balance:
 * I think because of the use of quotes or how they are presented in this article, it does not always seem neutral toned
 * Talk page:
 * Mention of edits to make area where his education and degree are stated to be more in depth, as mentioned, if more sections were created, a more in-depth explanation of different areas could be nice (again, such as the influence about Freud).
 * Overall impression:
 * As a whole this article feels like it presents a great base information to Harold Lasswell
 * Enjoyed the addition of the audio from one of his presentations
 * With only two sections though, the 'Work' and 'Contribution" categories are evidently uneven, with possibly adding a 'background' section and splitting up his 'work' this could help
 * Sources
 * For early life/work and more in depth research on his work:
 * Stone, Lynda. “American Democracy and Harold D. Lasswell: Institutional Spaces of ‘Failure’ and ‘Success’, Present and Past.” Educational Research: The Importance and Effects of Institutional Spaces, Springer Netherlands, 2013, pp. 11–29, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6247-3_2 . (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/ap3p9v/cdi_springer_books_10_1007_978_94_007_6247_3_2)
 * For early life/work and more in depth research on his work:
 * Stone, Lynda. “American Democracy and Harold D. Lasswell: Institutional Spaces of ‘Failure’ and ‘Success’, Present and Past.” Educational Research: The Importance and Effects of Institutional Spaces, Springer Netherlands, 2013, pp. 11–29, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6247-3_2 . (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/ap3p9v/cdi_springer_books_10_1007_978_94_007_6247_3_2)
 * Stone, Lynda. “American Democracy and Harold D. Lasswell: Institutional Spaces of ‘Failure’ and ‘Success’, Present and Past.” Educational Research: The Importance and Effects of Institutional Spaces, Springer Netherlands, 2013, pp. 11–29, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6247-3_2 . (https://ocul-uo.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01OCUL_UO/ap3p9v/cdi_springer_books_10_1007_978_94_007_6247_3_2)

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