Mistakes in grammar, spelling and style are like coffee stains on a shirt. People notice. Readers notice. Those mistakes will eat away at your credibility as a journalist and erode readers’ faith in your media organization. How can you clean up your act? This self-directed course will help you understand the basics of grammar, spelling, punctuation and AP style. Brush up on your skills so you can create clean, error-free copy — no matter what you’re writing.
This self-directed course guides you through the basics of grammar, spelling, punctuation and AP style. The course has four content sections that focus on the most common mistakes and teach you how to avoid them. When you’re ready, take the “Copy Quotient Test” and see how well you can clean your copy.
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