Week 8 – Feature feedback
During this week, we were given feedback on our feature articles. This allowed me to correct any mistakes and implement these corrections before finalising the piece. Receiving feedback is an essential aspect of producing magazine content; it provides a different overlook from someone else therefore, any mistakes which I had not noticed before can be highlighted and changed. This allows an upkeep of professionalism throughout the publication.
• The main point of feedback which I received mainly focussed on my grammar. For example, the use of full stops rather than commas and ensuring that I keep referring to the style guide which we were given. If we all stick to the guidelines from the style book it provides the magazine with consistency.
• The use of a ‘%’ sign rather than spelling out ‘per cent’.
• I have learnt the difference between a long hyphen and a short one. The short being used to break up a word, e.g. build-up. Whereas, a long hyphen is used in cases such as: in pairs, to mark off information or ideas that are not essential to an understanding of the rest of the sentence or, to show other kinds of break in a sentence where a comma, semicolon, or colon would be traditionally used.
“Em dashes are especially common in informal writing, such as personal emails or blogs, but it’s best to use them sparingly when you are writing formally.” (Em dash definition)
• I was reminded that when I choose the strongest quotes from my interview, I must introduce the interviewee with their full name, e.g. ‘John Smith’ then on second mention only use their surname, e.g. ‘Smith’.
I chose to use a question lead to begin my feature; it plants rhetorical questions in the readers mind. I believe by doing this, it allows the reader to become involved and pursues them to engage with the article. All in all, I received positive feedback with just a few minor changes, my tutor liked the style that my feature was written in and highly praised the article overall.
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