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: Media ecology
• I have chosen the Media Ecology article on wikipedia not only because it is current and relevant to our course teachings, but it is also the communication theory that I studied specifically in my theory class to begin my program at Gonzaga. I believe that this topic is very important to the way we study communications through different forms of media.

Lead

Guiding questions

Overall this lead was very effective in catching the attention of its audience while also encapsulating the content that will be covered in the article. I would consider this to be a very good lead.

• The Lead has an introductory sentence that is direct in in defining the topic.
• The Lead successfully introduces us to the topic while making it digestible and informative.
• The Lead does a good job staying on topic and refers only to the theory in question.
• The Lead is concise but also detailed enough to describe the nature of the article. This article covers a very inteligent topic and is written as such.

Lead evaluation

Content

Guiding questions

The content is clear and concise. It is well edited and evaluated as well as having a large amount of dialogue between editors. This article is very informative and clearly represents a valuable topic.

• All content in this article is relevant to the topic of Media Ecology in one sense or another. The content covers the theory as well as its founders and history.
• The content is up to date and through the edit history I can observe that it has been maintained and edited regularly.
• From my evaluation the content is up to date and relevant.
• This article contains topics considered controversial as a form of media representation. From the different ages of media to the hypothesis that the medium is the message, this article discusses some of the controversies that came from these teachings

Content evaluation

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions

• This article is neutral in its reportings of the information.
• There are no biased claims that I can see
• From the research I have done, it appears that the information is fairly represented, while the important topics are informed at a higher rate.
• It is unbiased in its presentation.

Tone and balance evaluation

Sources and References

Guiding questions

• This article is thoroughly sourced and checked by many editors.
• These sources are current and reflect the available content on this topic
• The sources are all up to date
• The sources are diverse and come from a variety of authors and peer reviewed articles.
• The links work

Sources and references evaluation

Organization

Guiding questions

• This article is well written and clear to read
• I can not find any written errors.
• This is very well organized article.

Organization evaluation

Images and Media

Guiding questions

• The images in this article are on the founders of this theory and properly represent the topics
• The images are well captioned and sourced.
• These images all adhere to the copywright guidelines
• The images are presented in a visually appealing way.

Images and media evaluation

Checking the talk page

Guiding questions

• There is a lot of conversation going on in the talk page. This is a very popular page and has been edited a lot. Therefor, a lot of conversation has been made on the different content posted throughout this article.
• This article is rated as good and is not part of wikiprojects
• This article falls in line with the way we have learned about Media Ecology through our class.

Talk page evaluation

Overall impressions

Guiding questions

• This article is a very thorough and effective article properly informing the public on media ecology theory.
• The strengths are the diversity of information and sources used to create this article.
• The article can be improved by showcasing the more modern approaches to how we view Media Ecology today.
• This article is well developed and reviewed.

Overall evaluation

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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• Link to feedback: Talk:Media ecology#COML Feedback