Publishing
The checks between a finished draft and a published page
A publication is more than its body text. Titles, addresses, sources and the next step all deserve a final read.
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WebEditorBlog is about the decisions that turn a draft into a useful web page. We examine the headline, the evidence behind a claim, the structure of an article and the checks before publication. Examples are shown as examples, without invented editorial biographies.
Publishing
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The editing desk
Give the headline one job
A title should help a reader recognise the subject and decide whether the page answers their question.
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Keep a source ledger beside the draft
Save the claim and the supporting passage together, so the final link is more than decoration.
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Service copy
Write an outage notice readers can use
Clear incident copy says what is affected, what readers can do and when you will update them. Leave the unverified explanation out.
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