iRubric: Journalism I News Story Rubric

The details in the article are clear, effective, and vivid 100% of the time.

The details in the article are clear, effective, and vivid 80-99% of the time.

The details in the articles are clear, effective, and vivid 79-75% of the time.

The details in the articles are clear and pertinent 75-70% of the time.

The details in more than 25% of the article are neither clear nor pertinent.

All sides of the issue are presented clearly,
without bias and given an appropriate
amount of coverage. Differing opinions are
given similar prominence in the inverted
pyramid. Word choice is careful not to
assign guilt/innocence, praise/scolding to
any party. Opinions are carefully cited to
others and the writer's opinions are not
stated.

All sides of the issue are presented clearly,
without bias and given an appropriate
amount of coverage. Problems may exist in
the placement of the differing opinions in the
article. Word choice is generally careful not
to assign guilt/innocence, praise/scolding to
any party. Opinions are carefully cited to
others and the writer's opinions are not
stated.

All sides of the issue are presented clearly,
without bias and given an appropriate
amount of coverage. Problems may exist in
the placement of the differing opinions in
the article. Word choice is sometimes
biased. It is not always clear whose
opinions are cited. The writer may express
vague opinions ("Go team!") that don't
harm the overall story.

All sides of the issue are not equitably
covered. Problems exist in the placement of
the differing opinions in the article. Word
choice is often biased. It is not always clear
whose opinions are cited. The writer may
express vague opinions ("Good luck girls
soccer") but overall they do not harm the
story.

Only one side of the issue is presented.
Word choice is often biased. When opinions
are expressed, it is not clear whose
opinions they are. Often, opinions appear to
be that of the writer, either vaguely or with
the use of first person