User:Tu22/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Digital economy

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article not only because I have always been interested in the way the economies around the globe have shifted over time, but because I think that this is a topic that more and more people are going to learn about this in the future. With the way the world is moving and technology is advancing, the digital economy is growing at an exponential rate. If people have a place to come and get accurate information, they will be able to understand it better.

Evaluate the article
The lead in this article does have an okay topic/lead sentence but it doesn't exactly provide the information needed for a lead in the best way. I think I have the ability to simplify this and make it clearer. It does not provide a brief description of the major sections of the article. It is overly detailed but doesn't include information not present throughout the article.

When it comes to the content of the article, the content is somewhat relevant to the title of the article but I really feel like it could be improved. I think the article is missing additional information on what a digital economy is, especially as the definition seems to be evolving over time as it changes. I have seen some information missing from the page including things like the future of work, the internet of things (only mentioned one time briefly), and also how the customer experience of the digital economy plays such a huge role. The article also doesn't mention how the digital economy hurts the poor, as those with less economic resources than others have a harder time using it.

The article is generally neutral and I don't see it favoring one side or another anywhere that's really noticeable. Some sections that I think are underrepresented are the energy use and cashless society sections. These two are extremely important to the topic but lack some really important information. The article does bring in some opinions that are skeptical of the digital economy but I feel like so many more exist out there that are not included in the article. I do not think that the article tries to persuade people to think one way or another about this topic.

The spruces are somewhat current but even articles that are under 5 years old aren't the most up to date because the digital economy is changing so fast. I could really use more up to date articles to update this. The links work but pretty much all go to major news sources. I would like to find a more diverse source of information to cite in the article.

The image in this article that is used is pretty mediocre and it is the only one of the entire article. I feel like I could include more images with good descriptions that could show things like Apple Pay and how its used, how much of the global energy supply is taken up by the global economy, etc.

The talk page on this article is very short, with only a few comments. I can see how some people have edited this but some of the chats go back 10 years! They are mostly discussions from a professor from many years ago talking about some stats noted in the article.

The overall rating I would give this article is a 6/10. It needs more images, more up to date information from a diverse avenue of sources, and many of the sections need to simplify the way much of the information is presented.