Note: this prototype is for informational and educational purposes only. It demonstrates what quality criteria might be used in an actual news quality rating system and how that translates into a quality rating score. The actual news quality standard is still in development and will be published on this and other websites further into the development cycle.
| The
newsroom editor should rate the news in the newsroom,
prior to broadcasting it. |
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| 1. Facts: is content supported by established facts (science, law,...)? | |
| 2. Bias: does news segment favor a specific viewpoint? | |
| 3. Context Preservation: degree to which the information presented in a news segment maintains original meaning | |
| 4. Fairness: degree to which opposing views are treated with respect | |
| 5. Balance: does the news segment reflect differing viewpoints equally? | |
| 6. Ethical: is news producer acting in a professional manner in the production of the content? | |
| 7. Deception: does the producer or sources provide misleading information? | |
| 8. Motive: does the news content derive from an agenda, advocacy, etc? | |
| 9. Embellishment: does the producer or sources provide commentary, opinion, spin, analysis? | |
| 10. Disclosure of Unknowns: does the producer integrate knowledge of missing information into the content narrative? | |
| 11. Assumptions: does the producer compensate for known missing information? | |
| 12. Conflict of Interest: does the producer have a personal stake or bias relative to the story that cannot be set aside? | |
| 13. Source Quantity: does the producer consult more than 2 sources? | |
| 14. Source Veracity: ostensible or documented credibility of source | |
| 15. Source Independence: degree of source corroboration | |
| 16. Source Anonymity: whether sources can be cited in the report | |
| 17. Controversial: degree to which public debates or disagrees with the subject/issues | |
| 18. Relevancy: degree to which content reflects the public interest | |
| 19. Importance: degree of newsworthiness | |
| 20. Diverse Viewpoints: degree to which the content reflects diverse viewpoints | |
| 21. Key Detail Omission: degree to which pertinent information is omitted, altering the meaning of the story |
