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Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

Article title: Civic technology companies.
Article Evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the topic of civic technology. The article is written neutrally that it is solely a list of all the civic-tech related companies. The citations are reliable. The article doesn't tackle equity gaps. The article could be improved on offering a detailed comparisons between all the companies listed there. Some of the example factors for comparisons include their main functions, their main target audiences, their customers, and their political affiliations.
Sources
Link: Civic technology companies

Option 2

Article title: Media democracy.
Article Evaluation
Based on comments from previous Wikipedia editors, this article is written like a personal reflective essay where personal feelings and biases are strongly involved. The article also contains "weasle words," vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. The article also contains original research.
Sources
Link: Media democracy

Option 3

Article title: Canvassing.
Article Evaluation
The article is neutrally written to demonstrate the workings of canvassing / political phone banking, an effective community engagement strategy widely utilized by political candidates. All the citations of this article seem credible. The article doesn't tackle Wikipedia equity gaps. The article could be improved by including more up-to-date examples of how political candidates across the country are utilizing canvassing to help with their campaign and whether it is indeed an effective strategy.
Sources
Link: Canvassing

Option 4

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Option 5

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Article Selection

Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

Article title: Civic technology companies.
Article Evaluation
The article's content is relevant to the topic of civic technology. The article is written neutrally that it is solely a list of all the civic-tech related companies. The citations are reliable. The article doesn't tackle equity gaps. The article could be improved on offering a detailed comparisons between all the companies listed there. Some of the example factors for comparisons include their main functions, their main target audiences, their customers, and their political affiliations.
Sources
Link: Civic technology companies

Option 2

Article title: Media democracy.
Article Evaluation
Based on comments from previous Wikipedia editors, this article is written like a personal reflective essay where personal feelings and biases are strongly involved. The article also contains "weasle words," vague phrasing that often accompanies biased or unverifiable information. The article also contains original research.
Sources
Link: Media democracy

Option 3

Article title: Canvassing.
Article Evaluation
The article is neutrally written to demonstrate the workings of canvassing / political phone banking, an effective community engagement strategy widely utilized by political candidates. All the citations of this article seem credible. The article doesn't tackle Wikipedia equity gaps. The article could be improved by including more up-to-date examples of how political candidates across the country are utilizing canvassing to help with their campaign and whether it is indeed an effective strategy.
Sources
Link: Canvassing

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