Eight deadly sins?
The part that stuck out the most to me was Plagiarism:The Original Sin I never had a problem with plagiarism, I know that I'm not the best with citing sources, but I dont do that on purpose, I just really do suck at citing things. But I know that some of my friends have not always been in the same boat. What I learned, that I should pass on to them is easiest in the same way the book presented it.
- Give credit where its due.
- Put your notes aside when you write your first draft.
- Inform readers of your sources.
- Information from printed sources needs page and paragraph numbers.
- Quotation marks make the best friends.
- Be a better time manager, plagiarism usually only happens when you're missing deadlines.
- Journalism rests on a foundation of honesty.
I don't think I can put it any better, so I won't.
(That's all found on pages 318-319 of America's Best Newspaper Writing)
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Okay, so I don't think I've ever much of a problem with plagiarism, but I can relate to the citing problem. It's nice to have such a short, orderly list when writing, just to make sure that plagiarism won't become a problem in the future.
I never really thought of it as a primary rule, but #2 is a great rule of thumb. Put your notes aside when you write your first draft.
This basically means the first draft should include the bare-bones of the article. It should contain the most important information, which is really the most memorable info. Journalists need to take this rule into account a bit more, I'd say.