From “draft” to “published” in a blog post

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NASW member Charles Q. Choi presents the before-and-after versions of his first NOVA physics blog post side-by-side, with his comments on the changes that were made and the thinking behind them. "The stories you read often seem the sole work of the writer named in the byline." Choi writes. "In reality, stories often go through many incarnations as part of a collaboration between the writer of a story and the editors who represent what their readers want and need."

May 24, 2012

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