They will practice editing druing in-class workshop sessions and will be encouraged to look at their own work with an editor's eye. The course readings will include sections on some of the more practical, hands-on skills required of editors, such as how to edit for grammar, punctuation and word choice, but this material will not be covered extensively in class sessions. Some classes will be devoted to workshop sessions in which students will edit each other's stories. This is a very important part of the course, and participation is essential. Other classes will cover editing strategies and theory, and will include analysis of the news from the point of view of editors.
Participation is required.
Missing more than 3 classes can result in failure. There will be no mid-term or final exam. Students are encouraged to participate on the Mills Weekly as part of the production staff and as contributing writers. This means being available for several hours a week outside of class time to do paste-up, headline writing and to wirte breaking news stories. Missing more than 3 classes can result in failure.