Things You'll Need:
- Colored highlighter
- Pencils
- Pen
- Eraser
- Notepad
- Computer with internet connection
- Phone
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Step 1
Should you ever find yourself fact checking or doing research as it's also referred to as, for a
publication, make sure you have the basic supplies you need: which include a highlighter, a few sharpened pencils, a pen and an eraser to start. -
Step 2
Make sure that the editor supplies you with all the necessary backup needed to work on a particular story like transcripts of interviews for instance, and any other pertinent backup notes that were used to write the story.
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Step 3
If you're missing any necessary backup, then contact the writer directly for it if the editor doesn't have it.
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Step 4
Once you have all the necessary backup, read through all the transcripts, notes and emails and check the facts in the article against these documents. Make any necessary corrections to the copy and mark all the correct facts on the working manuscript in pencil (in case you need to erase anything you marked).
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Step 5
Once you've finished reading through all the backup documents and checked random facts online and have finished working on the story, then wait until the layout for the page gets circulated to you so you can incorporate any corrections.
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Step 6
After you've inputted all your changes into the layout, you'll sign off on that round. Wait to see it again in another round, this time the final stage before the story gets shipped out to the printer.
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Step 7
After each pass, you need to initial the layouts so it shows that you've looked over the piece and can move it on to the next editor.
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Step 8
Continue to do all the above steps for the next story that you're working on.
