8/7/2019 Accuracy Checklist from Kinston High School

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 AccurAcy  checklist 

Yur name: Stry:

Deadline: Surces (at least three):

(t o be completed  And  AttAched to  every  story  turned  in   for  publicAtion   And / or  for  A grAde )

While reporting 

 F Research is adequate prior to contacting rst source (Do your homework!)

 F Ask sources to spell names and titles

 F Record and/or transcribe interviews (Attach notes to story with this sheet)

 F Verify claims with reliable sources

 F Save links and other research (Turn in with interview notes)

 F Get cntact infrmatin fr each surce (telephne and e-mail address)

 F Conclude interviews by asking source if he/she would like to add anything else

While writing 

 F Lede/nut graf summarizes 5W’s + H F Prper attributin fr all direct/indirect qutes

 F Story does not allow sources to conjecture on more than their expertise allows

F Story progresses logically from beginning to end (inverted pyramid for hard news)

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 Final checklist before submission

 F AP style

 F Statistics, numbers, other gures add up

 F Names

 F Titles

 F All qutes match yur ntes F Qutes attributed t crrect surces

 F Acronyms spelled out on rst reference

 F URLs are working and point to correct websites

 F Spelling/grammar/punctuatin (D NoT rely on spellcheck!)

 F Photos (with cutlines) and sidebars are saved to the same folder as story

 F Story specic issues are addressed (list):

F Story is ready for publication (All other items must be checked before you can check this one)