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active voice ^* sentence case ^* is ok for international audience and does not include specialised vocabulary or names of places without indicating country. ^* is accurate e.g. not 'Mr Johnson was an idiot' ^* comment ^*

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is written in past tense ('did' not 'does') ^* around one to five paragraphs ^* first paragraph answers 5Ws (Who what where when why how) ^* paragraphs 2 to end, start with newsworthy details, followed by essential background information ^* Sufficient amount of background information is included for non specialised audience ^* The text is written from a neutral point of view representing positions from multiple parties. This is not a press release. E.g. 'John won a court case' based only on announcement of John blog vs 'court X published judgmenent. John order of Y was approved. John order of Z was denied and he was requested to pay a half of court fee.' ^* text is attributed. E.g. 'the explosion was loud' vs 'a wittness said to us that the explosion was loud'. ^* After ^* After ^* The ^* at ^* comment ^*

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Links ^* The geo tag is correct. Checked position of latitude and lpngitude on map ^* added {{ to geo tag to get it to show up on map on the home pahe ^* Major tags are specified, such as those listed on the 'add news' form. They are correct and do not have typos. ^* The ^* The ^*