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    This document provides a rubric for evaluating hard news articles. It outlines criteria for key elements of a news article like the headline, lede, nut graphs, body, and end/kicker. These elements are scored on a scale from 0 to 3 based on how well they meet expectations for an appropriate, well-written hard news article, including using concise yet informative wording, answering basic journalistic questions, employing neutral language, and utilizing relevant sources and facts.

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    This document provides a rubric for evaluating hard news articles. It outlines criteria for key elements of a news article like the headline, lede, nut graphs, body, and end/kicker. These elements are scored on a scale from 0 to 3 based on how well they meet expectations for an appropriate, well-written hard news article, including using concise yet informative wording, answering basic journalistic questions, employing neutral language, and utilizing relevant sources and facts.

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    This document provides a rubric for evaluating hard news articles. It outlines criteria for key elements of a news article like the headline, lede, nut graphs, body, and end/kicker. These elements are scored on a scale from 0 to 3 based on how well they meet expectations for an appropriate, well-written hard news article, including using concise yet informative wording, answering basic journalistic questions, employing neutral language, and utilizing relevant sources and facts.

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    HardNewsArticleRubric

    Stage

    Appropriate(3)

    Developing(2)

    NeedsWork/Missing(1/0)

    Headline

    Headlineisshort(under10
    words),tothepoint,no
    extraneouswords(cohesive
    devices,conjunctions,etc.),
    clearlynewsworthy

    Headlineisslightlytoowordy Headlineismissing,orfar
    and/orwritteninan
    toowordy.
    inappropriatetoneand/orfails
    toconveynewsworthiness

    Dateline,
    Lede

    Hasappropriatedateline
    Ledeanswers
    who/what/when/where/why
    asquicklyaspossible
    Writteninneutrallanguage,
    appropriatetone,thirdperson

    Ledefailstoanswer5Ws,or
    doesnotaddressthemquickly
    enough
    Occasionallywrittenin2nd
    or1stperson
    Sentencesaretooshort,not
    packedwithenough
    information

    Missingeitherdatelineor
    lede,orboth
    Notconsistentlywrittenin
    thethirdperson

    Nutgraphs
    (Inanutshell
    paragraphs)

    Neutrallanguage,
    declarativetone
    Developsthelede,explains
    thebroadercontext
    Appropriateuseofquotes
    (directorindirect)from
    relevant,crediblesources

    Failstodeveloplede
    sufficiently,doesnotexplain
    broadercontext
    Doesnotincludeanyquotes

    Writteninainterrogativeor
    imperativetone
    Doesnotincludequotesor
    explainbroadercontext

    Body

    Includesfactsand/orfigures
    thatprovidegreatercontext
    orfurtherdemonstrate
    importanceofthestory,
    and/ormorequotes(director
    indirect)thatintroduce
    feelings/reactions

    Providesspottyor
    Failstoprovidecontext
    insufficientcontext,using
    fewornoquotes,facts,and/or
    figures

    End/Kicker

    Endswithaquoteor
    statementthatcapturesthe
    moodofthestorywithout
    summarizing

    Endswithasummaryor
    conclusion,oraquotethatis
    notquiteappropriate

    Endswithasummaryor
    conclusion

    Total:

    ___/15
    points

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