Science Journalism/Characteristics

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How would you rank these?

• Newsworthiness
• Novelty
• Mass appeal
• Human interest
• Highlighting/protecting the public interest
• Investigative
• Audience fit
• Good writing/a story well told
• Context setting (sounds in radio, etc)
• Structure
• Science ok
• Expert quotes (Who and what)
• Balance or diversity
• Voice – close fit or distinctive
• Good translation
• Fit with publication agenda
• Avoiding cliché
• Illustration
• Does the piece fit together as a whole?

Additional considerations

• The pitch
• Contacts
• Delivery
• Turnover
• Legwork and working within budget

See also

• School:Journalism