I’ve been getting to write more stories for work, which has been great in terms of developing my reporting and writing skills. I’ve found that line and copy editing stories for Poynter Online throughout the past year has made me a better writer.
It’s taught me to write tighter sentences, triple-check my facts and cut out unnecessary information. It’s also helped me improve my ability to conceptualize an idea and see it through the reporting process. I’m now more readily able to take a big idea and find a focus for it. Perhaps most importantly, I’ve learned how helpful it is to find a focus and talk about a story with an editor on the front-end as opposed to writing the story and then having an editor tell you after the fact that the story is “all over the place.”
Here are some of my recent Poynter Online stories:
- Journalists Leave Full-time Jobs to Work for Texas Tribune, Embrace Uncertainty
- AP Stylebook iPhone App Launches Today, a Hybrid of Print & Online Versions
- News Consumer Study: Media Helped Elect and Continue to Promote Obama
- Archived Chat: VoiceofSanDiego.org Editor Explains How to Run a Nonprofit News Site
- Yale Daily News Competes with National Media on Annie Le Coverage
- Journalists, Artists Tell Stories with Nonfiction Graphic Novels
Enjoy!
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