Okay—this Bleacher Report editing thing sounds simple enough. You've taken the Tutorial, and absorbed the Tips, and bookmarked the Cheat Sheet. You've done your homework, in other words, and you know what it takes to be a crack online prose jockey.
Now all you've got to do is put principle into practice.
The only problem?
That's easier said than done.
There’s no getting around the nitty-gritty nuances of the editing process. You can talk about theory and technique until you’re blue in the face—but it won’t be anything other than empty rhetoric if you can’t deliver when the words meet the screen.
That’s why we’ve decided to teach by example.
What follows is a case study of an actual Bleacher Report editing job, beginning with a raw initial submission and ending with a polished final product. Though the revisions don’t have direct relevance beyond their own particular context, they do reveal how a savvy Bleacher Report editor can make an article as good as it can be—and you’d do well to take the lesson to heart before you get started with your own work.
After you’ve read both the “Before” and “After” versions of the sample piece, you’ll be ushered through a step-by-step analysis of the Editor’s thoughts and strategies. It’s our goal to give you a firsthand sense of what we expect from you as a Bleacher Report editor, and of what you should expect from yourself. More importantly, we hope you’ll develop an understanding of the service you can provide to Bleacher Report writers, who trust you to give their work the attention and care it deserves.
Because come on: If you’re not in it for them, what exactly are you here for?
Proceed to Initial Submission >>>
