User:Studenteditor03/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

Black Lives Matter movement in popular culture

Article Evaluation

1.     This article goes into examples of how the Black Lives Matter movement has taken shape in different aspects of pop culture, which plays a large influence on society, especially the youth like me. When discussing police brutality and social media, I touched on the use of #BlackLivesMatter throughout media networks.

2.     The writing is neutral, it gives examples of different aspects in which the hashtag can be seen throughout pop culture. It is more informative than opinionated.

3.     Each claim that is published, has a citation in relating to an article in which it got the information. This makes it easier to connect the idea and where the authors found it. This also allows me to have access to a greater variety of sources for more research.

4.     This article provides important information regarding the African American community and important social justice movements. Although these have been heard of before, they give a deeper look into everyday areas where Black Lives Matter ideas can be found.

5.     There was some communication between an editor and someone from Wikipedia. They were going forth about the tone and point of view in which the person was writing. They were also working together to set up the structure and where more information the editor could add. I feel I could add more background to the area of social media, given some of the research I completed in my paper. I could use statistics to explain why this movement was so important within pop culture.

Sources

Eriksson Krutrök, M., & Åkerlund, M. (2022). Through a white lens: Black victimhood, visibility, and whiteness in the Black Lives Matter movement on TikTok. Information, Communication & Society, 26(10), 1996–2014. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118x.2022.2065211

Patnaude, L., Lomakina, C. V., Patel, A., & Bizel, G. (2021). Public emotional response to the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020 as analyzed through Twitter. International Journal of Marketing Studies, 13(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijms.v13n1p69

Option 2

Article title

= Police body camera =

Article Evaluation

1.     This article holds very important implications for the topic of my choice. The usage of body cameras helps to influence the posts on social media, drawing attention to the issues police bring to the community, in my case, especially the African American community. I could add more information to the section on Impact Studies: The Civil Perspective. There is a brief mention of race in the section, but I feel I could expand on this on a larger scale.

2.     This is written in a natural tone. All the work published is based on research and studies which are stated in the article.

3.      There seem to be more articles than scholarly articles source, however, these articles come from highly recognized publications.

4.     This article does some coverage of minority groups or underrepresented areas. They mention police body cameras in many countries I wouldn’t think of which is interesting. I still feel they lack information regarding race and class in America. This is why I feel I could do a good job of adding to this article.

5.     When viewing the talk page, there have been a few edits made regarding adding different information. It must do mainly with adding, editing, removing, and updating information to keep the article relevant. This article is also linked to Project Law Enforcement, which sticks out as a way of knowing this is an important topic to add to.

Sources

Voigt, R., Camp, N. P., Prabhakaran, V., Hamilton, W. L., Hetey, R. C., Griffiths, C. M., Jurgens, D., Jurafsky, D., & Eberhardt, J. L. (2017). Language from police body camera footage shows racial disparities in officer respect. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(25), 6521–6526. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1702413114

Ramirez, F. (2018). Social media affordances in the context of police transparency: An analysis of the first public archive of police body camera videos. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 46(5), 621–640. https://doi.org/10.1080/00909882.2018.1528622

Nunes, I. S. (n.d.). Hands up, don’t shoot: police misconduct and the need for body cameras. UF Law Scholarship Repository. https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/flr/vol67/iss5/6/

Option 3

Article title

= Problematic social media use =

Article Evaluation

1.     This article is very relevant to my topic of choice, social media's effect on police brutality and the African American community. This article discusses other issues surrounding social media, leaving me room to add on with the impacts on race. I feel I can add to mechanisms, specifically six key mechanisms. It referenced what we do on special media which is where I can slide information in.

2.     This article is written in a neutral tone. It is stating facts with evidence at every point. The usage of citations t makes it easy to find where they got their facts and where you can find the link.

3.     This article contains lots of citations, 128, and for each section, when the information is stated, the author includes a citation. The list looks to be filled with many of the sources being secondary publications that are scholarly and with open access. There are a few non-scholarly but they do help add to the cause.

4.     This article does not touch on an underrepresented population. There is no connection between the information provided and a minor group. I feel this is where I could help to add information based on my research.

5.     There is not a lot presented on the talking age regarding changes. It does, however, look as though there are edits to the six mechanisms portion of this article. It also shows it is involved with a Wiki Assignment in communicating media studies. This makes me feel more inclined to edit the article based on the article's importance.

Sources

Find my Organization | EBSCO. (n.d.-b). EBSCO Information Services, Inc. | www.ebsco.com. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=aph&AN=161750487&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Jones, S. C. T., Anderson, R. E., Gaskin-Wasson, A. L., Sawyer, B., Applewhite, K., & Metzger, I. W. (2020). From “crib to coffin”: Navigating coping from racism-related stress throughout the lifespan of Black Americans. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 90(2), 267–282. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000430