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
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- Contacts
- Delivery
- Turnover
- Legwork and working within budget