Boone County Courthouse increases occupancy rate and in-person proceedings

Article's link: https://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/covid19/boone-county-courthouse-increases-occupancy-rate-and-in-person-proceedings/article_9d0a9688-d9aa-11ea-9623-1b2dacd0f607.html

This is another story written based on the news release. Rewriting a news release is still a challenge for me.

I conclude several steps in rewriting a news release.

First, reorganize the news release. Change the order of the information listed in the news release according to the level of importance.

Second, change as many expressions and words as possible in every sentence.

Last but not least, read the whole article again, to ensure its coherence and clarity.

Another notice, when editor help revise your story, you should be careful of the changes in the story. On one hand, you can learn a lot from how they change the organization and language of the story. On the other hand, sometimes editors are not as familiar with the story as you are. You can correct their changes when you notice they mistakenly change the fact in the story.