Get Me Rewrite: Write shorter emails ... no, shorter than that

By Jenn Bane

I remember the first time in undergrad journalism school that I had to ask for — gulp — an extension. I labored over the email for half an hour. It went like this:

Dear Professor Slania,

Hello, I’m Jenn Bane. I am in your writing and reporting class. You told us to contact you if we had any questions about our profile story assignment.

I am writing to ask …