User:Np118/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
History of French journalism

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose it because it's a subject that I personally find interesting, it matters because journalism is a very important part of democracy and France's history has also been very important in democracy and studies of the subject, and my preliminary impression is that the article was well made and detailed, if a little short.

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.)

Lead section could definitely use some improvement. There was very little detail, it was too general, and it was much too short. Even though the lead section is supposed to be an overview, this lead section lacked a lot of necessary detail and length.

Content was good, well-organized, and covered the important time periods. Very relevant, and good information.

Tone and balance was okay. The article was mostly neutral, but included what seemed like a lot of opinions and criticisms.

Sources and references could also use work. Not all things in the article had a citation, but most that did had functioning citations and there were lots of footnotes.

Organization and writing quality were good. The chronology of the subject was well-explained.

Images and media were good, had captions, and helped the article, and were visually appealing.

The Talk page doesn't have a lot of detail. There are a few comments, and it is part of a few WikiProjects, but given the comparative breadth of the subject, there isn't really a lot of Talk page activity.

Overall impressions were that the organization and images were good, but that the article needs improvement in the lead section, citations, and neutrality. Overall, the article is not quite complete, but with these changes mentioned above, it would be more complete.