User:Crtew/Mass Comm Rubric
| Criteria | Below Standard | Good | Excellent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead: Who, including alt names; what, such as job, medium, outlet; when, bio dates; where, such as nationality, city/country of outlet, place killed; why notable; and how killed | Mistakes, Holes | Missed some (of available publicly available info) | Thorough (n/a birth date) |
| Death: What happened? (more detail) | Mistakes, Holes | Missed one of 5ws & h (of available publicly available info) | Who, what, where, when, why, how (many)? |
| Context: What info will help your audience better understand the situation? | Didn't explain much about country or phenomenon | Explained country or phenomenon | Made connections between journalist and country or phenomenon |
| Impact (lead and reaction sections): What argument for notability makes this journalist worthy of an encyclopedic entry? | Left implicit or didn't articulate notability | Made explicit but didn't expand or back it up | Clearly spelled out significance, expanded on it, and backed it up |
| Personal and Career Data | Unexplored (available info) | Found some (available info) | Complete or entrepreneurial effort in research |
| Internal & External Links | Linked to some relevant points / Unexplored | Linked to relevant points / Explored | Linked to most relevant points / Entrepreneurial |
| References | Mistakes, lacked reference(s) or proper style | Could use more support or had minor style problems | All important information was backed with references and in proper style with no mistakes. |
Common editing tips for your reference:
- Work on the lead!
- Why is this journalist important?
- Evaluate whether the infobox works in this case.
- Pay attention to the voice.
- Watch your words.
- Eliminate bias.
- Write for the unintiated.
- Give the article structure.
- Link to relevant points and find a balance.
- Cite a source or check your facts.
- Use inline citations.
- Cleanup!
- Don't let somebody delete your article!
A list of common cleanup or editing templates, which are enclosed within double brackets { before and after:
- Cleanup / with reason: Example
{{Cleanup|reason=the article is full of incorrect capitalisation|date=May 2024}} - Cleanup for POV issues within sections: / use:
{{Cleanup-weighted|section|date=May 2024}} - References / Needs additional verifiable references:
{{Dubious}} - References / To request a fact be cited:
{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} - References / For any article that needs more:
{{Refimprove}} - References / No references in a section:
{{Unreferenced section}} - Wikify / which means to put the article into wikicode format: Example *
{{Wkfy}}