The Art of Editing, Chapters 5-6

In Chapter 5, "Macro Editing for Legality, Ethics and Propriety", it was fun to read about what "Freedom of the Press" actually means. We have all heard it before since it was established in the First Amendment. To sum up the entire definition, it means that the government has no control over what it said in the press. I learned the different kind of meanings of "Freedom of the Press" such as it being a right, not an entitlement. I liked how the book discussed the particular and correct way to write certain libel stories. The chapter went into depth of what can happen if you as the writer makes assumptions or write the wrong facts and how you can protect yourself. Including "Invasion of Privacy" and other rules that go along with writing legality kind of stories, it was helpful to see what can and can not be put into a certain story. In Chapter 6, "Micro Editing for Precision in Language", it went over grammar, fragments and comma splices to name a few which I previously knew. It seemed rather repetitive. I guess it was good to go over pronouns, verbs, passive voice, etc. but these are things we as writers have memorized.