Newsweek 100 Point Publishability Test

Note: Your story must score 100 or more points on this test to be published in Newsweek. If you are unsure of any questions, ask your editor. That's why you have an editor, unlike those upstart bloggers.

Evidenciary Basis

Physical evidence or video/film footage: 80 points
Notarised or verified documentary evidence: 70 points
On-record first-hand source: 60 points
Independent confirmation: 50 points
Off-record first-hand source: 40 points
Second-hand source: 30 points
Some guy you met in the pub: 20 points
Random phone call, letters in crayon, email in ALL CAPS, mysterious voices: 10 points
Left-wing blog: 50 points
Right-wing blog: -50 points

Finance

Makes Newsweek advertiser(s) look bad: -30 points
Makes Newsweek competitors look bad: 30 points
Makes Newsweek competitors look so bad they might sue: -30 points

Other Considerations

Makes for a funny headline: 10 points
Allows Newsweek to maintain a pretence of neutrality: 20 points
Allows Newsweek to maintain a pretence of neutrality while getting in jabs at the administration: 40 points
Makes Democrats look bad: -20 points
Makes Europe look bad: -10 points
Makes America look bad: 50 points
Makes Republicans look bad: 70 points
Makes George Bush look bad: 90 points
Makes Karl Rove look bad: You may already have won!

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