- Make sure to read what you've written before you submit it. After you've read it, read it again.
- Try to remain objective and unbiased in order to keep your journalistic merit.
- Copyediting and Proofreading needs a name change.
In regards to the first point, proofreading your work is one of the most important things a writer can do. You should read your work so much you have it memorized. Another great tip for proofreading is getting other people to read your work as well. The greatest writer will always have mistakes in his writing, and it takes lots of practise to spot those small mistakes.
For the second point, being objective and unbiased in your writing is a great asset to any writer. Even if a blog is a place for your thoughts, your writings should not influence how your readers think. Readers need to be able to make their own decisions on what you write about, not because of what you wrote. With the coming age of the Internet, it is getting harder to remain objective every day with all the social networking sites.
Finally, the third point needs to be discussed to some length. The class is called Proofreading and Copyediting, yet we seem to do very little in regards to both. I did not expect this class to be about social networking and online media, and it was strange considering I was already taking a class devoted to online journalism. The course itself needs to be split into two separate categories: Online and Print. There was too much of a clash between trying to learn both that it was a little ineffective. I wish we could have sat down and done more hands-on copyediting, because I know it will be a valuable skill once we start to become reporters.
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