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Journalistic Style
This week, you have learned about the importance of accuracy, clarity, and brevity in Chapter 1 and 3 of the textbook, and you have also been introduced to the Associated Press Stylebook. For this assignment, edit the news articles in the Week One: Journalistic Style Word document, using Track Changes in Word to make edits.
Then, add comments about the changes that you make explaining the reasons for the corrections using the New Comment box in Word (under the Review tab). Finally, rewrite each story that includes your changes at the bottom of the page. When you are finished, save your document as a PDF with your last name at the end. (e.g., Week One: Journalistic Style.TaylorMoore)
For the Journalistic Style assignment, you must
Identify errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Utilize AP Style to edit each story Explain editorial decisions made in each story.
Revise each story using appropriate journalistic style.
Check it! Your assignment must be submitted through Grammarly prior to submission. (Note: Grammarly does not take the place of understanding journalistic writing and AP style. Be sure that you make appropriate editorial decisions after submitting your revised article to Grammarly.)