User:Natixd123/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.


 * Name of article: National Association of Television Program Executives
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. - I have chosen to evaluate this article as it is lacking information about the founder and co-founder of the association. The article could also use some more information, referencing the official site: natpe.com

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? No
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is not very detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date? No, it could use information about the co-founder, who was the president of the association and recently died.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? Yes, there is missing content about founders, history, etc.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral? Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No biased claims
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? No, the article does not contain views
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No persuasion.

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? No, there are only two references.
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? The sources are not that thorough as it is lacking enough sources.
 * Are the sources current? The latest source is from 2011.
 * Check a few links. Do they work? Yes

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? It could be more concise, needs improvement.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? Yes, punctuation errors.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes, but could be improved.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Only one of the logos.
 * Are images well-captioned? No.
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes.

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? None at the moment.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? No
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? We have not discussed it, but it relates to the class as it discusses an association that has to do with television and emerging media executives

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status? Average, needs citations, more references, could build on the topic and could be improved.
 * What are the article's strengths? The introduction is clear, concise and easy to read.
 * How can the article be improved? It could be improved by adding more information from reliable sources and including more content sections as well as developing the history section of the article.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? I would consider it as poorly developed.

Optional activity

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