What every good copy editor should do / 12 октября 2007 г.
What every good copy editor should do:
- Read stories for clarity and meaning; rewrite where necessary
- Correct grammar and spelling
- Check for style
- Check for errors of fact
- Check for legal errors
- Add important background facts and provide answers for
- Check for taste
- Shorten the story while retaining essential information, unity and coherence
- Save space by cutting verbosity
- Combine two or more stories, sometimes from different sources, to produce a single report that eliminates confused or contradictory messages
- Write a headline that will attract readers attention
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