User:Slightlyplus/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
2009 Sierra Leone ferry accident

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
My mother is from Sierra Leone. She was born and raised there but immigrated to the United States in the 80s. She is very proud of her country and heritage, but I still feel like I do not know much about Sierra Leone as a whole. This article caught my eye because I had never heard of this incident before, but I wonder if any members of my family were involved.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * I believe the article did a good job of giving a brief explanation regarding the accident. It included how many people died, the people labeled as missing, as well as those who were rescued. However because the actual number of people aboard was never reported it is hard to say if those numbers are completely correct.

Content


 * At first the information was factual. But, a large portion of the article is anecdotal. It seems like not a lot of information was released or found when writing so the words of those rescued or family members of victims had to be used as "fact".

Tone and Balance


 * For the most part I believe the article has a very neutral stance. However there were a lot of quotes from survivors that placed blame on the ship captain or law enforcement for their search methods. There were not any in defense of those two.

Sources and References


 * All of the links for the cited sources worked except for the ones that go to IOL. Unfortunately, about half of the citations come from this IOL article that I was unable to open.
 * The sources all came from trusted news sites from around the globe. They included China, the U.S., Ireland, the U.K., South Africa, etc.
 * The sources are not up to date as they were written when the accident first occurred 14 years ago.

Organization and Writing Quality


 * The article is broken down into different sections that focus on situations involving the accident.
 * I believe it was written well and was concise.

Images and Media


 * There were no images or media included. The lead section just shows a map of where Sierra Leone in located in Africa.

Talk Page


 * This article is apart of Wiki Projects and has been labeled C-class or low-importance.