Q: As a newspaper writer, when I prepare clips, should I try to keep the pictures with the story, or cut the pictures in cases where I have to get a story to fit on an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet? What about big feature stories with 3-4 pictures and 20-30 inches of copy -- how can I get a story that dominates the front page of a B section to fit on an 8 1/2 by 11 sheet. Is it OK to cut out columns and rearrange on the sheet, as long as it's neat?

Thank you for your help. I'm sorry if these questions are addressed on the Freep site, I looked, but didn't see anything that helped.

Beth

A: Do only the things that will enhance your work. That includes cutting out and rearranging article and columns to fit on a sheet.

If including the photos invites editors into your articles -- just as photos do in the daily newspaper, they may be included. If, however, to include the photos you must reduce your clips or copy them onto big, unwieldy sheets of paper, you should start cutting them out.

Fortunately, we have more choices for our clips that we did a few years ago. You may reduce newspaper pages to fit onto 8 1/2 by 11 paper to show an article within its environment and then back them up with actual-size copies or printouts of the articles, using the best of both formats.

 

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