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Pencil Bunch

As a producer of CHS wired I am constantly editing. I will sit down with every reporter and help him/her edit their scripts, stories, and leads. I also take part in editing the show and my own story. I have a specific way I edit the leads and my own stories. There are different phases to my editing processes whether it's my own story for CHS Wired, The Enterprise, and leads. 

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Editing

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Here are screenshots of lead document that is shared to everyone in CHS Wired. I will go through each lead and add comments as to how to make the wording flow better or how to make it more concise. It has taken years of practice to develop an ear for leads because there is a unique way to word leads considering that they will be spoken by anchors. So I look for ways to make the leads more engaging for the viewers and I take advantage of any opportunity that will allow the anchors to speak to one another. Many poorly phrased leads will go unlooked by class mates if the time is not taken to reassess them. I will even miss incorrect spellings or phrases; in order to avoid this, I will look over the leads two to three times before the show is released. 
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This is a screenshot of the script checklist that is required to be completed by everyone in the class. This checklist includes the story slug, interviews, b-roll ideas, potential challenges, and a script. This document is shared with me so I can go through each story with the reporters and discuss what they have filled out. During this discussion, I will edit the reporter's script alongside them and try to troubleshoot any potential issues. 

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Along with helping my classmates edit their shows and leads, I will edit my own story. I currently have been using Premiere for over 3 years and will be certified in Adobe Premiere in the spring.

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The editing I face in journalism go beyond broadcast. This year I have been introduced to the rules of AP style writing. I will reference back to The Associated Press Stylebook that conveniently lays on my mentor's desk at my local newspaper. 

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This small highlighted portion from one of my stories looks like nothing, but according to the AP style rules, it is all wrong. AP requires a journalist to write: Said Blank."quote". I used to put a period before giving the quote credit, but I soon learned that was not the right way to write it. This small detail does not mislead readers in any way, but it is still unethical when following the AP style guide. Even now I am still faced with odd spellings like "OK" instead of "Okay" and "100 percent" instead of "100 %". 

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