User:Zach Morton 2/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
(Provide a link to the article here.) History Channel

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.) I chose it mainly because it was a C-class article, and it was related to my topic area. I could show some videos from History Channel to my students, so it made sense to do an article about the channel itself.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.) The lead-in appears to be concise and describes the topic, summarizing the sections to follow. Each section is briefly summarized. However, even though the intro mentions Disney, it is not mentioned in the article. The channel's indirect acquisition by Disney, or a more detailed, explicit ownership history, would be useful. The portion on a Star Trek documentary seemed largely unnecessary, especially considering it was about the second such instance. Also, the tone in "Criticism and Evaluations" section seems to be largely negative, not presenting much in the way of positive information, making much of the article seem to be against the channel. The sources appear to be relatively current and diverse. Likewise, it is well-written, and the images appear to be properly cited. Overall, the article is solid, but could use some touch-ups in the bias of the criticism section and a few edits for relevancy in the history section.