Links established to News University, Dow Jones

As discussed in class today, I've now included links to News University, the site detailing Dow Jones Newspaper Fund college internships and a site that includes the Dow Jones editing tests.

News University offers a free course on improving style and grammar called "Cleaning Your Copy" that every student must complete. If you weren't in class today, please register on the site. The goal of this exercise is to offer additional help with common mistakes writers make. I'd like everyone to go slow and not feel rushed. With that in mind, no firm deadline to complete the exercises has been set, especially since another assignment is pending, but one will be established soon.

That said, a point in the contest for extra credit will be awarded to the first person to finish. Again, please don't rush, but I'm offering the incentive in hopes you will tackle these exercises sooner rather than later.