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Possible Articles to work on
Article 1: Political Communication - Political communication

The first article I thought was fitting was one on Political Communication. As Civic Technology branches to politics and how through technologies and communication people can stay engaged with the government or political parties, I believe this article was fitting. The article was relevant, to the point, and informative, providing thorough information on what political communication is and how it effects citizens and the government. However, after reading, I feel like there is room to update the article with some information not mentioned or some that needed to be cleared up. The main issue I had with the article was that it was generalized to the United States and only the US. There were no outside examples of political communication, strategies in political communication, or how citizens and the government engage in political communication. I believe there needs to be relevant outsider perspectives of how political communication is shaping up different countries other than just the United States. Furthermore, some of the statistics the article has is too outdated. For example, the section of the role of social media in political communication has facts from 2013. This is almost a decade ago and needs to be updated with relevant information as technology and social media now has changed significantly than the 2013s. With different forms and mediums there also can be information expanded upon the social media section, adding new insights on how and what technology is doing to change the scope of how people life their lives today. While there is no significant bias on political communication itself, there is so much bias towards the United States. I believe that if I were to edit this article, I would remove the traces of any bias towards the US, and instead add information about different countries and give facts about political communication from those countries as well as the United States. The talk page further emphasizes the points I have made. They also argue that the social media section of the article is outdated and needs work with updated information on statistics and facts. Overall, while the article has good potential I believe that if it is edited and updated then it will be an excellent article for information about political communication.

Article 2: Voter Turnout - Voter turnout

The Voter Turnout article encompassed how, how many and why people show up at ballots to cast their votes for the upcoming elections. This I thought was well connected with civic technology because even today through different technology mediums people can vote in order to have their voices heard in the government for the betterment of their country. I really like this article. It was well listed with different categories and sub-categories of voter turnout and each section was explained well in detail. One thing that I caught right off the bat, though, were the dates on the statistics and facts. Again, as the previous article this article had a bit old information regarding different statistics related to voter turnout. Another aspect I would change about this article is the sheer generalization it has towards the United States. As the previous article, this article bases its information and gives examples based on the United States. There is no outside perspective. So, to update the article, I would add different perspectives of how voter turnout is different in different countries and why the reason is for this. Is it maybe because of the different technology they use or maybe because of how the information is reached to the citizens? A major change I would make to this article is adding a technological aspect into voter turnout. While there was maybe minute of information of technology, there was no major section of technology and the effects it has on voter turnout. I believe that civic technology and technology in general plays a major role in how many people and why these people show up to cast their votes. I would research into how different mediums in technology add or maybe even negatively add to voter turnout if I were to update this article.

Article Evaluation
Article Evaluation on Civic Technology - Civic technology

The article discusses and explains what Civic Technology is and how different countries integrate it in their government systems. The article is well focused and stays on topic throughout it. The article is neutral and doesn't have any bias as it is all facts based. I believe the viewpoints stated throughout the article are consistent, and there are reputable viewpoints of different sides. The citations are thorough and the links for the sources work. The sources further support the claims made through the article such as the definitions. I believe that the definitions given in the article lack examples as they are only textbook definitions. While there is some relevancy in the article, during this modern time of technology, I believe there could be more examples that adapt these forms of modernization to help better connect the reader with civic technology and exactly how much is used to this day. The structure of the article is its strongest point. It first gives a definition of Civic Technology and then moves on to explain how different countries in the world use it, and then explaining how it all effects socioeconomics. The article differs from what we talked in class because it further explains how different counties use civic technology in their systems. Overall, the article provides informative points about civic technologies and the effects it has throughout the world.

Smayan14 (talk) 04:55, 30 August 2021 (UTC)