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All articles have headlines that capture the reader's attention and accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. All graphics have captions that adequately describe the people and action in the graphic.
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All articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. All graphics have captions.
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Most articles have headlines that accurately describe the content. All articles have a byline. Most graphics have captions.
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Articles are missing bylines OR many articles do not have adequate headlines OR many graphics do not have captions.
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All articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where and how).
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90-99% of the articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where and how).
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75-89% of the articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where and how).
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Less than 75% of the articles adequately address the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, and how).
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The details in the articles are clear, effective, and vivid 80-100% of the time.
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The details in the articles are clear and pertinent 90-100% of the time.
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The details in the articles are clear and pertinent 75-89% of the time.
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The details in more than 25% of the articles are neither clear nor pertinent.
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The articles contain facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the articles exceptionally interesting to readers.
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The articles contain facts, figures, and/or word choices that make the articles interesting to readers.
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The article contains some facts or figures but is marginally interesting to read.
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The article does not contain facts or figures that might make it interesting to read.
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No spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
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No more than a couple of spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
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No more than 3 spelling or grammar errors remain after one or more people (in addition to the typist) read and correct the newspaper.
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Several spelling or grammar errors remain in the final copy of the newspaper.
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