Comm 3505 News Report Peer Review

This peer review will be worth 3% of your final grade/12 grade points.

What event did the reporter attend? When and where did it take place?

In what ways is this story newsworthy?

In what ways is this story of interest to the citizens of Duluth?

Assess the quality of the lead. How does the lead help the reader understand the most important issues in this story?

What questions do you, as a reader, have after reading this story?

What issues might the reporter follow in future reports?

What recommendations could you offer the writer in terms of finding answers to the questions you've identified?

What sources has the writer used?

How reliable are these sources?

What other sources would you recommend to the writer?

Evaluate the writer's attribution style. What verbs has the writer used?

Evaluate the writer's use of the inverted pyramid. In what ways do you, as a reader, understand the most important issues in the story versus the issues which are of lesser importance?

Evaluate the headline and subheadline used in this story. How many words is the headline? What structure did the reporter use to compose the headline?

Check to make sure the the story flows well by use of transitions.

Check to make sure the story is formatted in columns.

What illustration(s) has the reporter used? What is the source of the illustration (is it captioned)?

Does the story have a byline?

Points earned_____________/12 points