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News Desker/Anchor

Delivery

Rubric Code: EX3C478

By BCITRadio

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Subject: Journalism

Type: (Other)

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Radio A & E
	Unacceptable 0 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
Lead	Unacceptable Lead is non-existent. Lead does not relate to story's main facts.	Poor Lead is weak and does not address news determinants. Does not grab listeners attention. Information in the lead is incorrect.	Fair Lead contains necessary information, but is awkward. Addresses some news determinants. Does little to grab listeners attention. Lead emphasizes less important facts or contains too many facts.	Good Lead is well-written and contains basic, necessary information - direct lead. Addresses most news determinants. Grabs listeners attention. Lead is a good summary of the story's most important point.	Excellent Engaging and dynamic lead is written clearly and without error. Addresses all essential news determinants. Fully engages listeners attention.
Organization	Unacceptable Line up lacks any organizational structure. Information is not presented in a logical way. Contains factual errors.	Poor Line-up is disjointed most of the time. The information does not follow the inverted pyramid or narrative storytelling format. None of the stories have been rewritten.	Fair Line up contains stories not relevant to audience. The top story is correct. Some stories have been re-written.	Good Stories in line up relevant to audience but choice of lead story is incorrect. Most stories re-written.	Excellent Line up meets professional standards. All stories re-written. No factual errors.
Actualities	Unacceptable Cast does not contain actualities.	Poor Cast contains less than three actualities. Actualities lack proper attribution.	Fair Cast contains three actualities, but they may be too loud/quiet or distorted.	Good Cast contains three actualities and sound quality/levels are good.	Excellent Cast has more than three actualities. All actualities are properly balanced, have correct attribution, and sound quality/levels are excellent.
Accuracy and Detail	Unacceptable Errors in accuracy make story very hard to comprehend. Story is missing multiple important facts or those facts are wrong. The cast is over/under by 15 seconds	Poor Errors in accuracy cause some confusion. Story is missing some important facts or those facts or buried. The cast is 5 seconds short	Fair Story has sufficient detail. Facts are correct The cast is under five seconds long/short	Good Story contains unusual and interesting detail. Important facts are located sufficiently high in the story. Cast is on time	Excellent No errors in accuracy. Important facts are highlighted in the story. Cast is on time
Mechanics	Unacceptable Significant errors in grammar and writing make story unacceptable. Significant problems with subject-verb object.	Poor Grammar and writing mistakes make story hard to follow or comprehend. Frequent problems with subject-verb object.	Fair Some grammar or mechanics issues. Some problems with subject-verb object.	Good Few issues with grammar or mechanics. Subject-verb object format is followed throughout.	Excellent Sophisticated grammar and mechanics add to style of story. Subject-verb object format followed throughout.
Writing: Flow	Unacceptable Writing doesn't flow. Language is imprecise and boring. Sentences are wordy and repetitious.	Poor Writing doesn't flow well. Language is frequently imprecise. Sentences are frequently wordy and/or repetitious.Contains too many numbers.	Fair Writing occasionally doesn't flow. Language is occasionally imprecise. Sentences are occasionally wordy and/or repetitious.	Good Writing mostly flows well, although there are rough spots. Language is occasionally precise. Sentences are occasionally wordy and/or repetitious.	Excellent Writing flows well, is concise and contains interesting language. Sentence length is varied. Avoids wordiness and unnecessary repetition.
Delivery	Unacceptable Stumbling or mispronunciation. No script provided for critique.	Poor Delivery is monotonous. Sound distortion, over modulation.	Fair Delivery has inflection but is too fast/slow. No mispronunciation.	Good Confident, well paced delivery.	Excellent Compelling delivery. Well paced. Makes listener pay attention. Emphasis on key words that push story forward.

Keywords:

Journalism, Leads, Inverted Pyramid

Subjects:

Journalism

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