Principles of Editing | The tenets of newsworthy editing

Precision

Attribution

Equilibrium and Justice

Briefness

lucidity

readability

human interest, and 

astute observation

Accuracy: A mistake can ruin a newspaper or magazine’s reputation, and it only takes a split second to create one, thus the subeditor should be fixated on accuracy.

It is crucial to double-check and confirm names, numbers, and information. 

attribution:

Always give credit to the original source of the news so that readers may assess its reliability. Attributions such as “A highly placed Defense Personnel, Finance Ministry Sources” and so on allow readers to draw their own conclusions without raising the possibility that the reporter is providing his or her own interpretation of events.

Fairness and Equilibrium:

Fairness and balance are the cornerstones of excellent editing. Fairness is not taking sides; balance is presenting both sides of the issue. It also entails refraining from endorsing political parties, organizations, groups, or people in general through newspaper columns. It is a professional reporter’s quality, and a subeditor’s responsibility to put it into practice.

Fairness and Equilibrium:

Fairness and balance are the cornerstones of excellent editing. Fairness is not taking sides; balance is presenting both sides of the issue. It also entails not lending assistance to

via the newspaper’s columns, political parties, organizations, communities, or individuals, etc. It is a professional reporter’s quality, and a subeditor’s responsibility to put it into practice.

Brevity:

Brevity is a highly valued quality in journalism that is valued by both editors and readers. It is, as it should be, telling a tale directly and succinctly. When executed flawlessly, it saves space and time and receives praise.

Readability:

A regular sentence should not be longer than eighteen words on average. It’s not

a sentence longer than eighteen words is easy to read. The sentence would become exceedingly difficult to comprehend if it contained more than 25 words, yet some highly competent writers have used significantly more

standard and yet managed to stay readable due to their great writing. However, novices are encouraged to avoid using convoluted or complex phrase structures. Writing news articles in short, basic lines with straightforward language is the ideal approach.
Human attention: 

The art of editing is all about using a style that piques readers’ attention. Subeditors ought to observe the events from the perspective of the readers and write the news articles with the reader in mind at all times.