User:Ishangill10/Civic journalism/Alex K. Tran Peer Review

Peer review

This is where you will complete your peer review exercise. Please use the following template to fill out your review.

General info

• Whose work are you reviewing? (provide username)
  • Ishangill10
• Link to draft you're reviewing:
  • Civic journalism

Lead

Guiding questions:

• Has the Lead been updated to reflect the new content added by your peer?
  • Yes, the lead has been updated to reflect the new content that Ishan will be adding.
• Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic?
  • Ishan's start to the lead is not as organized as it could be.
• Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections?
  • Ishan does not offer a brief description of the article's major sections.
• Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article?
  • It includes newfound information that is informative.
• Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed?
  • The information is concise but could be organized better.

Content

Guiding questions:

• Is the content added relevant to the topic?
  • Yes, the content added relevant to the topic.
• Is the content added up-to-date?
  • Yes, the content added up-to-date.
• Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong?
  • There is no content missing as all content is cited as well.

Tone and Balance

Guiding questions:

• Is the content added neutral?
  • The content that is added is neutral.
• Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
  • No, there are no claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
  • The viewpoints are fairly neutral.
• Does the content added attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another?
  • No, the content is roughly neutral.

Sources and References

Guiding questions:

• Is all new content backed up by a reliable secondary source of information?
  • All new content is backed up by a reliable secondary source of information.
• Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic?
  • The sources are all thorough.
• Are the sources current?
  • They are all recent.
• Check a few links. Do they work?
  • The links that I checked work!

Organization

Guiding questions:

• Is the content added well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read?
  • The content is well-written and is concise.
• Does the content added have any grammatical or spelling errors?
  • No grammatical or spelling errors.
• Is the content added well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic?
  • The content could be organized better!

Images and Media

Guiding questions: If your peer added images or media

• • Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic?
    • No images.
  • Are images well-captioned?
    • No images.
  • Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations?
    • No images.
  • Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way?
    • No images.

For New Articles Only

If the draft you're reviewing is a new article, consider the following in addition to the above.

• Does the article meet Wikipedia's Notability requirements - i.e. Is the article supported by 2-3 reliable secondary sources independent of the subject?
• How exhaustive is the list of sources? Does it accurately represent all available literature on the subject?
• Does the article follow the patterns of other similar articles - i.e. contain any necessary infoboxes, section headings, and any other features contained within similar articles?
• Does the article link to other articles so it is more discoverable?

Overall impressions

Guiding questions:

• Has the content added improved the overall quality of the article - i.e. Is the article more complete? Yes!
• What are the strengths of the content added? There is a good amount of information which allows new content to be flowed to the reader!
• How can the content added be improved?
  • Be more organized!