Getting to the Next Step Through Copy Editing!

Amy FezzaCopy Editing

Professor SalasSpring 2010

Overview

Major and Concentration: Communication Arts/Journalism

• Experience/Job: Writing for the Ramapo News• Tasks Performed: On-location events, interviewing, producing articles• Class that corresponded: Newswriting

• Past Courses and Experience:– Writing for the Ramapo News and taking Newswriting at the same

time, I was able to form articles• Current Courses and Experience:

– Editing for the Ramapo News by applying information learned from Copy Editing

Applying Copy Editing to the Newspaper!

Taking the Next Step:Editing Articles!

Trying to Breathe:Learning from the Editor

All by Myself:Dissecting the AP Stylebook

Making it Work:Applying Information

The End Result:It Worked!

What I’ve Learned & Accomplished

• How to:– Process– Identifying potential changes – can take many forms– Improving (accuracy and clarity)– Approach a problem

• Common Errors:– Losing track of the subject– Misspelled words– Punctuation– Dates– Numbers (differences)– Headlines & Captions

• I’ve become the News Editor for the Ramapo News• I’ve come one step closer to achieving my goal: to be a journalist!

My Final Work of the Spring semester!

Able to write and edit!!