Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Letter to the Editors
Hey girls,
>
> I know there was a little confusion earlier in the
> week, so I just wanted to clarify what Katie and I
> expect from you as section editors.
> Non-timely content from you and your staff is due to
> Katie and myself by Friday. We expect you to have
> read their articles at least once, and made
> corrections to them by the time we get them.
> Corrections include such as problems with AP style,
> not having enough sources (remember, 3 are required
> and email sources are heavily discouraged!), to
> misspellings, to factual errors... basically we want
> these articles absolutely as perfect as you can make
> them before they are sent to us. We are then going to
> have our copyeditor, Katie Gill, further perfect them
> so that Speakeasy Magazine, Episode 1, will be a
> pristine piece of art :)
>
> Also, could you please email with three potential
> times in the morning you could meet next quarter so
> that we can start to think about when we can have our
> weekly editors meetings? Hopefully we can find a time
> that fits into everyone's schedule...
>
> Also, I wanted to thank you guys for being so awesome
> and for all your hard work. Speakeasy will be
> supertastic.
>
> IMPORTANT NOTE: Please send your emails to this
> address, speakeasymagazine@yahoo.com .
>
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Cara
>
> I know there was a little confusion earlier in the
> week, so I just wanted to clarify what Katie and I
> expect from you as section editors.
> Non-timely content from you and your staff is due to
> Katie and myself by Friday. We expect you to have
> read their articles at least once, and made
> corrections to them by the time we get them.
> Corrections include such as problems with AP style,
> not having enough sources (remember, 3 are required
> and email sources are heavily discouraged!), to
> misspellings, to factual errors... basically we want
> these articles absolutely as perfect as you can make
> them before they are sent to us. We are then going to
> have our copyeditor, Katie Gill, further perfect them
> so that Speakeasy Magazine, Episode 1, will be a
> pristine piece of art :)
>
> Also, could you please email with three potential
> times in the morning you could meet next quarter so
> that we can start to think about when we can have our
> weekly editors meetings? Hopefully we can find a time
> that fits into everyone's schedule...
>
> Also, I wanted to thank you guys for being so awesome
> and for all your hard work. Speakeasy will be
> supertastic.
>
> IMPORTANT NOTE: Please send your emails to this
> address, speakeasymagazine@yahoo.com .
>
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> Cara
Good question, Meg!
Meghan,
Preferably three interviews; if that's not possible, some sort of background research that is citeable, that you refer to in the article. This does not apply to opinion pieces, although it is helpful to have research to backup opinions.
Cara
Meghan wrote:
Hey Cara & Katie,
I was just wondering what exactly you mean by 3 sources. I didn't remember
this and I'm sure it won't be a big deal for the writers, but like do you
mean people you've interviewed, where you get pictures, etc.? Thanks!
- Meghan
Preferably three interviews; if that's not possible, some sort of background research that is citeable, that you refer to in the article. This does not apply to opinion pieces, although it is helpful to have research to backup opinions.
Cara
Meghan
Hey Cara & Katie,
I was just wondering what exactly you mean by 3 sources. I didn't remember
this and I'm sure it won't be a big deal for the writers, but like do you
mean people you've interviewed, where you get pictures, etc.? Thanks!
- Meghan