By Nicole Barnas
Scriptor
Wyle E Groves HS
1st Place Division 3, News Writing
Sports News Story
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Lead features interesting, important angle
- Uses colorful, lively style
- Avoids cliches, editorializing
- Displays knowledge of sports; uses understandable terms
- Shows research/interviewing skills; emphasizes how & why
- Effective use of facts/quotes
- Proper diction/grammar; use of the third person
- Unity/coherence
- News Photography (PH)
- Review each category description in this section for information on required file formats.