User:WilliamRar/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: Real-time transcription
 * Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate.
 * This reminded me of our discussions in the class about courtroom transcriptions and their evident importance in how testimonies might be interpreted, like in Jeantel's testimony.

Content

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article's content relevant to the topic?
 * Yes
 * Is the content up-to-date?
 * I'm unsure, because there are no citations and no dates included with any of the content.
 * Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
 * There is missing content.

Content evaluation
==== 1. There could be much more content added to this page, such as how the application of real-time transcription varies in different usage scenarios like in the courtroom or in broadcast television, and the history of this technology. ====

Tone and Balance

 * Guiding questions


 * Is the article neutral?
 * Somewhat, but at the same time there are no citations which might mean it is not neutral.
 * Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * No
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
 * There aren't really any viewpoints expressed.
 * 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?
 * No
 * Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
 * N/A
 * Are the sources current?
 * N/A
 * Check a few links. Do they work?
 * N/A

Sources and references evaluation
'''3. This article is incredibly compromised because it makes many statements without any representation of sources. Most glaringly, it makes statements about the speed at which professional real-time transcription writers with specific numeric data, but this is left uncited. This data seems like it would be the most easily cited, since that specific data had to have come from somewhere unless it was made up.'''

Checking the talk page

 * Guiding questions


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * N/A
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * N/A
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?
 * We've only talked about this topic in the context of the courtroom, and this article touches upon that context but also extends its relevance to other topics like television.

Talk page evaluation
'''5. There has been no discussion on the talk page for this article, which further reflects its neglected status. Discussion is certainly warranted in finding sources to cite for the page--both for verifying the already existing content and adding more content to the article.'''