User:User1017/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Communication studies

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate the Communication studies article because it is a topic of interest that I feel comfortable contributing to. It matters because Communication studies are now more significant to understand than ever before. With communication technologies ever-expanding, human communication is changing, and we must understand the why and how. This article defines what communication studies is, its origin, its academic foundation, and how it is studied in countries like the United States and Canada.

Evaluate the article
The Communication studies article is rated as a Start-Class. This rating means the article is developed but is incomplete. Wikipedia defines Start-Class as an article that provides some meaningful content, but readers will need more. The article's content is missing elements that would make a good quality article. First, the lead section gives a somewhat clear start to the article but does not concisely describe what communication studies are until the third sentence. Additionally, the lead section combines communication sciences but fails to explain why communication studies and communication sciences fall under the same category. The lead section also does not give a clear overview of the article. The content of the article is outdated. The “Origins” section describing this article does not relate to the topic. It doesn’t tie into the significance of why communication studies are established. Improving this section will require updated sources that include multiple aspects of the development of communication studies. While yes, the article talks from a neutral point of view, it does not balance with appropriate content. For example, in the “Foundations” section, Wilbur Schramm is named as the founder of the field of communication. To eliminate bias this article needs to introduce multiple scholars and researchers and explain each contribution to the study of communication. The article does not include media or images. Adding this feature would illustrate the realm of communication studies and its key researchers. The Talk page discussions agree with my perspective of the article. Editors agree the information and sources are outdated. Balanced content and clear definitions are also needed.