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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: History Channel
Article Evaluation: The intro is concise, serving as a good lead-in by describing the History Channel. There is no mention of Disney in the article itself even though it is mentioned in the intro, and it would probably be important for the section on the channel's history. There was some unnecessary material in the history section, most notably about a Star Trek documentary, which feels random and out of place. The Evaluations section could also do with a more balanced sample of opinions, as it is almost exclusively negative. Other than these things, the article looks fine.
Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-disney-owns#the-history-channel-also-came-as-part-of-the-ae-deal-12
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2019/10/22/the-new-history-channel-is-youtube-but-can-we-trust-the-experts/?sh=cd6be2592131

Option 2

Article title: Battle of Tannenberg
Article Evaluation: While the article has a high amount of detail, there are some tone and bias issues, such as the use of "of course", suggesting an obvious statement that may not be apparent to all readers in actuality.
Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tannenberg-begins

Option 3

Article title: Mexican-American War
Article Evaluation: The intro section is quite long and could be made more concise, but the article is still very detailed.
Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/mexican-american-war

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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: History Channel
Article Evaluation: The intro is concise, serving as a good lead-in by describing the History Channel. There is no mention of Disney in the article itself even though it is mentioned in the intro, and it would probably be important for the section on the channel's history. There was some unnecessary material in the history section, most notably about a Star Trek documentary, which feels random and out of place. The Evaluations section could also do with a more balanced sample of opinions, as it is almost exclusively negative. Other than these things, the article looks fine.
Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-disney-owns#the-history-channel-also-came-as-part-of-the-ae-deal-12
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petersuciu/2019/10/22/the-new-history-channel-is-youtube-but-can-we-trust-the-experts/?sh=cd6be2592131

Option 2

Article title: Battle of Tannenberg
Article Evaluation: While the article has a high amount of detail, there are some tone and bias issues, such as the use of "of course", suggesting an obvious statement that may not be apparent to all readers in actuality.
Sources: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-tannenberg-begins

Option 3

Article title: Mexican-American War
Article Evaluation: The intro section is quite long and could be made more concise, but the article is still very detailed.
Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/mexican-american-war

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