Profile Story Criteria

Profile Story Criteria
Due date: Monday, Oct. 29.
Length: minimum 1,000 words.
Stories must contain:
-Original, current reporting.
-Quotes from a minimum of five interviews.
In addition to the profile subject, a mix of friends, family, associates, competitors, critics, experts and others, depending on the subject matter and type of profile.
-Biographical and historical information, as needed.
-Supporting facts and statistics, as needed.
-State, regional or national data, as needed.
-Broader trends, precedents and examples, as needed.
Stories must not contain:
-Profiles of roommates, friends or relatives
(unless approved in advance and disclosed in story).
-Quotes from any of the above.
-Quotes taken from other stories
(unless approved in advance and fully attributed).
-Information attributed to other news media
that you could have reported yourself.
Grading criteria:
-Idea (originality, scope, difficulty).
-Reporting (effort, resourcefulness, difficulty).
-Writing (creativity, structure, style, errors).