Six criteria for new news
| Source | 1 Point | 2 Point | 3 Point | 4 Point | 5 Point |
| Self reported
subscribers via RSS (and e-mail) |
0
(no email subscribers) |
1 –30
(1,000 emails) |
31–75
(2,000 emails) |
76–250
(3,000 emails) |
251+
(larger email lists) |
| Self-reported visitors monthly | Less than 1,000 | 1001–5000 | 5001–20,000 | 20,001–50,000 | 50,000+ |
| Self-reported time on site | Less than 2 minutes | 2–5
minutes |
5–10 minutes | 10–20 minutes | 20+ minutes |
| Google page rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4-5 | 6+ |
| Alexa traffic rank | (Not used) | None | Millions | Hundreds of thousands | Tens of thousands or less |
Community Media Workshop score: Subjective score based on factors such as local news coverage, community-oriented, original or unique; frequent updates; transparency; strong design; use of social media tools.
*Self reported data acquired March-April, 2009
