User:Nouha Mihoubi/Choose an Article

Article Selection
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
 * Models of Communication


 * Article Evaluation
 * Although the lead includes an introductory sentence that describes the article's topic, and was a very general definition, it had no citations. Also, the lead fails to provide a brief description of all the article's major sections, and only states some. Overall, I felt like the lead did not have a good structure and was too short and confusing.
 * When it comes to the content, I felt that the article failed to mention some important communications models while instead focusing on other details of theory and the definition of communications. Because this article is entitled "Models of communication" it should focus on communication models and make sure to mention all important models. One model which was missing, and which is very important, is Lasswell's communication model. The content of the article was up to date, as the citations were relatively recent. Also, when it comes to neutrality, I believe that the article is not very neutral, as a big majority of the information was not backed up by any sources, we can thus presume that the author of the article could have voluntarily or involuntarily expressed opinion or bias.
 * I would say the sources and references were the biggest problem in this article. Most of what was said was not backed up by a secondary source of information, and there are more peer-reviewed sources available that the author could have used to backup the information. When it comes to the images, the article includes six but they are all put at the beginning of the article and there was obviously no though gone into putting them where they should be. The point of images is to enhance the understanding of what is said, and should thus be put alongside the content it's trying to represent/ explain further. Here, the images just confused the reader, as they did not correlate with the content alongside of them. The talk page is pretty empty as well, which tells me that there aren't any efforts to make this article better.
 * Overall, it is very clear why this article is an S class article, and a lot of work has to be done to make it better.


 * Sources
 * “Lasswell’s Model of Communication.” Dictionary of Media and Communications, 2008.

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Media (Communication)


 * Article Evaluation
 * The leas on this article includes an introductory sentence which introduces the topic, and concisely and clearly describes it. Nonetheless, it does not include a brief description of the article's major sections, and instead goes into detail about the term's history, its creation and so on. I felt like the lead was not concise, as it did not serve its purpose of introducing the major sections that will be covered, but instead focuses too much on the history and creation of the term which could have been avoided in the lead, or at least reduced.
 * The content of the article was mainly about media regulations and not media communications in a general sense. It would have been good to talk a little bit about media regulations throughout the article, but not dedicate a majority of the article discussing media regulations. This made it seem as if the article itself was entitled "media regulations" and not "media communication". A more in depth understanding of different types of media and their role in communications would make the article better. Other than that, there was a significant lack of citation, as numerous facts stated throughout the article were not cited or backed up by a secondary source of information. And because of the lack of citation, some information is unverifiable and thus should not be trusted. There were only two small images, and the article was in need of some more pictures to enhance the understanding of the content of the article, and to give the article an appealing aesthetic.
 * The conversation behind the scenes in the talk page revolved around he many grammar and sentence construction mistakes which can alter the meaning of what's trying to be said.
 * Overall, this article has a lot of room for improvement.


 * Sources
 * Steinberg, Charles S. Mass Media Communication. Hastings House, 1966.

Option 3

 * Article title
 * International communication


 * Article Evaluation
 * The lead introductory sentence served its purpose well, and introduced and gave and concise description of the topic. Furthermore, the leas did not a brief description of the article's major sections. Overall the lead was very brief and needed some more work. When it comes to the content, it focused a lot of the historical aspect of international communication, which i believe was very informative and important to discuss, but it was discussed more than anything else which is a problem. The historical context dominated almost the entire article, and very very little importance was given to the other topics such as the scope and approaches of international communications research and its development.
 * The article did a decent job at providing citations in order to back up what was being said by a secondary source (the majority was cited, but there were statements with no citations or references).
 * This article had no images, which contributes in making the article appear plain and boring. When it comes to the talk page discussion, the converstation behind the scenes were non-existent which proves that there aren't much constructive conversations in efforts to improve the article.
 * Overall, once again, the article has significant room for improvement as it is an S rated article.


 * Sources
 * Language for International Communication: Linking Interdisciplinary Perspectives. University of Latvia, 2014.

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Corporate communication


 * Article Evaluation
 * This article is an overall in need of improvement. The lead needs work because it lacks conciseness and brief presentation of the main points of the article, which are important when it comes to informing the reader what exactly the article will focus on. The article had very little references and needs much more detail in terms of explaining and demonstrating the magnitude of the topic of corporate communications. Again here, the citations were at times missing, where statements are not cited or backed up by a secondary reference which leads the reader to be skeptical of whether to believe the information or not. Most times, this also leads to unintentional bias from the author. This article only has one image which i believe adds nothing to the article. Many other pictures could have been used to further explain and back up what's being said in the article, and to give the article some life,
 * This article definetly needs more work and a better more organised structure which has a smooth and logical progression.


 * Sources
 * Nair, Basskaran. Employee Communication. Marshall Cavendish Academic, 2004.