User:Sonicdoughboy/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
MKUltra - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
It is related to the course, and specifically to my final group project.

Evaluate the article
The article's introductory sentence clearly introduces the topic, and the lead generally lays out the article's format. However, the lead mentions sexual abuse, of which there is little to no mention in the rest of the article. Overall, the lead is fairly concise and effectively conveys the timeline of MKUltra.

The article is overall relevant and on topic. However, it fails to elaborate on some of the points from the lead, particularly the verbal and sexual abuse, and general alleged torture, outside of illegal drugging and detainment.

The article heavily emphasizes the illegality of the MKUltra program. However, this is legal consensus, and so is likely not a sign of bias. Furthermore, the article provides overwhelming evidence of illegal acts. It also dismisses some likely false accusations, such as CIA involvement in the 1951 Pont-Saint-Esprit mass poisoning.

There is definitely a reliance on primary sources, such as government documents and legal proceedings. There are also many journalism sources. However, there is a deficiency of academic literature on the subject, especially by marginalized groups, and so this is understandable.

The article is well written, and features organization. The organization overall follows a logical procession. However, it does fail in establishing a robust timeline to the reader, instead piecing together ideas. This is understandale, due to much CIA documentation of MKUltra being destroyed.

The use of visual media is minimal, made up of document scans and headshots of notable people involved. This creates for a largely bland article, and does not convey a strong image of the locations or environments in which the experiments took place.

The talk page is not very extensive, featuring only a couple entries.

The article conveys good information, but is not very detailed or extensive. It could definitely use some elaboration, however this could prove difficult due to MKUltra's inherently obscure and mysterious nature. Furthermore, the article relies heavily on the cultural consensus of MKUltra, and could perhaps use more insight into MKUltra's behind the scenes purposes.