User:Tuh14004/Evaluate an Article

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article:Influence of mass media
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * I have chosen to evaluate this article because it is a c class article that can connect to our class and that needed some help.

Lead

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
 * Yes the lead does include an introductory sentence and describes the articles topics
 * Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
 * No the lead has a description of the article in general but not a brief description on each major section.
 * Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
 * No
 * Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
 * I think that overall the lead is concise but it is slightly overly detailed.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes the content is relevant
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * No
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * Yes I believe that they should include content on social media and the influence that has specifically. Possibly even separating and detailing how television and film both have influences as well.

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Yes
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * No I think they fairly share the information.
 * Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
 * No

Sources and References

 * Guiding questions


 * Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
 * yes
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * Yes a lot of the sources are articles and textbooks
 * Are the sources current?
 * Yes It looks like they have a mixture of both old sources and current sources
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * YEs

Organization

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
 * Yes the article is very well written.
 * Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors?
 * From what I viewed no, but I'm sure with a closer look there are probably some.
 * Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
 * Yes the article was broken down well I just wish it went into more detail in certain sections.

Images and Media

 * Guiding questions


 * Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
 * No
 * Are images well-captioned?
 * n/a
 * Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
 * N/A
 * Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
 * N/A

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * There actually isn't that many conversations about the page but the ones that are there are older and the most recent one is from 2016.
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * Rated Start Class- Highly Important
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * I think that it differs because it sort of gets more technical then we did in class.

Overall impressions

 * Guiding questions


 * What is the article's overall status?
 * I think that overall the status of the article is good. It just needs some more work done to clarify and/or detail on certain topics.
 * What are the article's strengths?
 * The strengths of the article are how it is separated and broken down.
 * How can the article be improved?
 * It can be improved by going into more detail and adding more information on certain topics.
 * How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed?
 * I think that the article is well developed but needs some more help.

Optional activity

 * Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback

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