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Copyreading Headline Writing
Copyreading Headline Writing
Change small
letter to capital a
Change capital
to small letter A or A
DESIRED SYMBOL
CORRECTION TO USE
Change form
in numerals
or abbreviations:
3 to three 3
three to 3 three
To indent
a paragraph Now is the
To put space
between words Nowis
DESIRED SYMBOL
CORRECTION TO USE
To close up
(remove space) home town
To delete
a letter
and close up judgement
DESIRED SYMBOL
CORRECTION TO USE
To delete words
or two or more
letters to fully receive
To delete one
letter and i
substitute another beleeve
To delete two
or more letters
and close up accommododate
DESIRED SYMBOL
CORRECTION TO USE
To transpose
letters or words
if adjacent recieve
DESIRED SYMBOL
CORRECTION TO USE
To insert punctuation:
Period exclamation
To delete several
lines or paragraphs,
box in the material
and X it out
DESIRED SYMBOL
CORRECTION TO USE
To delete several
The Muslims prayed at
lines or paragraphs,
yesterdays
start of the
holy fasting
month.
5. To create distinction or
personality of the newspaper.
1. It attracts the readers.
4. It is adjusted to a predetermined
typographical style of paper.
1. Read the whole story
to understand its
message.
Wrong: Auctioned
Right: Imelda jewelry auctioned
10. Do not editorialize your
headline.
Wrong: Gayang shows great
performance in DSPC
Right: Gayang wins 6 out of 7
in DSPC writing contest
Capital letters J, I, L, F, T =1
Capital letters M, W =2
All spaces =1
Number 1 =½
3-48 TNRB
2 ds, fl, (41.5 u.c.)