The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know

The Story Grid: What Good Editors Know

WHAT IS THE STORY GRID? The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story a…

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