Mistakes in grammar, spelling and style are like coffee stains on a shirt. Readers notice. And, eventually, those mistakes eat away at your credibility as a journalist. In addition, if copy editors have to spend time fixing those errors, they have less time to edit your story and write compelling headlines.NewsU's course, "Cleaning Your Copy," will help you understand the basics of grammar, spelling, punctuation and AP style. Learn the most common mistakes and how to avoid them. When you’re ready, take the "Copy Quotient Test" and see how well you can clean your copy.
This free course will take just an hour or two to complete. Enroll at www.newsu.org/cleancopy and take the course on your own schedule.
NewsU offers more than 70 focused, interactive courses that appeal to journalists at all levels of experience and in all types of media. NewsU is funded by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The program is a project of The Poynter Institute, a leader in journalism training.
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