editing, leadership, & team building
1. E D I T I N G
I applied to be an editor for Scot Scoop in December 2022. Since then, I have learned a great deal about AP Style, grammar, flow, and other elements that make an article stand out. It has helped me improve my own writing in addition to helping my writers with their articles.
Editing for Scot Scoop has given me valuable skills in communication, leadership, and has given me the opportunity to get to know other student journalists.
Communication
One of the rare instances where my phone addiction comes in handy is communicating with my writers. I always respond with detailed feedback and answers to their questions within a couple of hours of receiving their messages.
When I don't hear back from a writer about their article, I make sure to check in and ask them for updates.
I also let my writers know as soon as their article is published and their rubric is graded.
Giving Feedback
Whenever I am editing and grading my writers' articles, I always point out exactly what I changed and why I did so. I vehemently believe that simply taking points off a section and writing a comment like, "Too many AP Style mistakes" is not at all helpful for the writer.
My goal is to be as transparent as possible with my thought process when I am grading. Having in-depth comments will help my writers know exactly what to improve and how they can do it.
2. L E A D E R S H I P
Israel-Hamas Coverage
After news of the October 7 attack in 2023, I led the coverage on the special Scot Scoop page covering the Israel-Hamas war. This involved meeting with all the writers interested in writing news coverage and creating a publication schedule, creating a special AP Style guide for the Israel-Hamas war, coding a separate page on Sno for the special coverage, and providing feedback to all the writers covering the conflict. I was also the editor for all the special articles, in addition to writing an article on the topic as well.
