{"id":414,"date":"2020-04-30T11:15:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/?p=414"},"modified":"2020-04-30T11:16:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-30T10:16:07","slug":"the-cre-blog-gets-a-facelift-announcing-a-new-commissioning-and-editing-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/2020\/04\/30\/the-cre-blog-gets-a-facelift-announcing-a-new-commissioning-and-editing-process\/","title":{"rendered":"The CRE Blog gets a facelift: announcing a new commissioning and editing process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) blog editors Beth and\nAdrienne have recently attended a training session with an expert editor, and\nare now ready to take the CRE blog to the next level. Here they announce some forthcoming\nchanges to the commissioning and editing process.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/files\/2020\/04\/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"416\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/?attachment_id=416\" class=\"wp-image-416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/files\/2020\/04\/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/files\/2020\/04\/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/files\/2020\/04\/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/cre\/files\/2020\/04\/nick-morrison-FHnnjk1Yj7Y-unsplash-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Credit: Nick Morrison (Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the purpose of the CRE blog? Who is our audience? What\ninformation should we be trying to convey? These are some of the key questions\nthat we, as editors of the CRE blog, have been asking ourselves recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We took on the role of editing the CRE blog approximately 18\nmonths ago and have really enjoyed working with many of you to publish your ideas.\nIt has been quite a learning curve for us, and while we have been really\npleased with the number and quality of posts we have received, we think it is now\ntime for us to up our game as editors. To this end, we connected with freelance\nwriter and editor extraordinaire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juliaglotz.com\/\">Julia\nGlotz<\/a>, who ran a fantastic blog editing workshop for us earlier this month.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a wealth of experience and ideas within the CRE and\nwe believe it is important that a channel is available to staff and students\nthrough which to communicate both with each other and to a wider,\nless-specialist audience. The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has highlighted how\nvaluable blogs can be for communicating complex information in an accessible\nmanner. We also recently learned at training delivered by Newcastle\nUniversity\u2019s Policy Academy that rigorous academic blogs can be an important\nsource information for policymakers, particularly when they are pushed for time\nand need insights into current issues in an accessible format and from a\ncredible source. We believe the CRE blog can play this role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the key things we learned in our blog workshop is\nthat good editors need to be more than proofreaders. They must help their\nwriters shape their ideas from the outset so that the final product is as\nengaging, accessible and informative as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to ensure your writing gets the attention it\ndeserves, we will be changing our editorial process to maximise the consistency\nand quality of the CRE blog going forward. This will include providing more\nguidance to you, our writers, in order to make writing a blog less of a\ndaunting task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will shortly be circulating a briefing note that will\noutline the new process. We hope this will make the blog submission process easier,\nnot more difficult, and encourage more of you to contribute. The CRE blog\ncannot be a success without you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, we leave you with a few key takeaways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A blog post should be able to tell readers\nsomething they don\u2019t already know. What is surprising or unexpected about your\nidea? Are there any elements of conflict or change?<\/li><li>You should be able to summarise your topic in a catchy\nheadline. If you can\u2019t think of one, you probably need to adjust your idea!<\/li><li>Keep it simple and to the point. You should be\nable to convey your message in 600-800 words. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to continuing to work with you all to make the CRE blog the success we know it can be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information on training sessions run by Julia\nGlotz, visit her website: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.juliaglotz.com\"><em>www.juliaglotz.com<\/em><\/a><em>.\nWe can\u2019t recommend her highly enough!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Centre for Rural Economy (CRE) blog editors Beth and Adrienne have recently attended a training session with an expert editor, and are now ready to take the CRE blog to the next level. 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