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 edit

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

See also edit