CAREERS

   
  COURSES
   
 

DEGREE INFO/ ADVISING

   
  FACULTY
   
  GRADUATES
   
  SCHOLARSHIPS

ZOOM ROOM

   
  HOME
   
 
 
   E-mail us

Journalism program:

bucksjournalism@gmail.com

Centurion:

buckscenturion@gmail.com
   
 

The Centurion

Centurion PDF archive

Deadlines for  Centurion articles


 
Bucks Journalism  Facebook Pages
 
Other Bucks FB Pages
 
Bucks events calendar
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
  TOP STORIES FROM THE AP
   
  Important message for all journalism students about Bucks email
 
   

Only search www.bucks.edu

 

Google News Search

 
   
   
   
 
Check the journalism calendar for due dates on assignments and info on upcoming events


   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

 

Article Grading Standards

Grade A: A perfect article that is well-written and to the point, with a lead that succinctly sums up the story; one that observes AP style and is free of grammar, punctuation and spelling errors; an article that is well-reported, thorough and has no major "holes" or omissions of fact; one that is objective and fair, that gets both or all sides of a story and is free of bias, distortion and libelous content.

B: An article that is reasonably well-written but has some flaws, such as a lead that fails to sum up the story or some overly wordy passages; one that may have several AP style or grammar, punctuation and spelling errors; an article that is slightly less well-reported and thorough, with perhaps minor omissions of fact; one that is objective and fair, that gets most sides of a story and is free of bias, distortion and libelous content.

C: An article that has substantial writing flaws, such as a lead that fails to sum up the story, overly wordy or confusing passages; one that has a number of AP style or grammar, punctuation and spelling errors; an article that is not well-reported and has important omissions of fact; one that to some extent is not objective or fair, that does not get both or all sides of a story and may contain bias.

D: An article with major writing flaws, including a poorly worded lead and wordy or confusing passages; one that contains many AP style or grammar, punctuation and spelling errors; one that is poorly reported and has important omissions of fact; an article that is biased, unfair and not objective, or that contains libelous content. Also, any article containing plagiarized material.

F: A frigging mess. Why even bother handing it in?