Contemporary Editing

Contemporary Editing

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<P><EM>Contemporary Editing</EM> offers journalism students a forward-looking introduction to news editing, providing instruction on traditional newsroom conventions along with a focus on emerging news platforms. This comprehensive text provides students with a strong understanding of everything an editor does, addressing essential copy editing fundamentals such as grammar and style; editorial decision making; photo editing, information graphics, and page design; and new media approaches to storytelling. Throughout, the book focuses on how "the editor€s attitude"€•a keen awareness of news values, ethics, and audience€•comes into play in all facets of news editing. This new edition offers expanded coverage of web publishing and mobile media, giving students solid editing skills for today€s evolving media and news forums.</P> <P></P> <P>Features of the Third Edition:</P> <UL><B> <P></P></UL> <P>-Editing 2.0 boxes</B> discuss the impact of digital technology and social media on editing. </P> <UL> <P></P><B> <P></P></UL> <P>-Coverage of grammar problems and a new chapter on working with numbers</B> provide students with a strong grasp of math and grammar, which are the underpinnings for all writing and editing.</P> <UL> <P></P><B> <P></P></UL> <P>-An emphasis on editing for brevity</B> prepares students to write and edit clearly and briefly, for print and for the web.</P> <UL> <P></P><B> <P></P></UL> <P>-A chapter on the art of headline writing</B> guides students through one of the editor€s most important tasks, and introduces the task of search engine optimization.</P> <UL> <P></P><B> <P></P></UL> <P>-Examples of ethics and legal situations</B> show students how issues arise in even the most basic stories, and how to address them.</P> <UL> <P></P><B> <P></P></UL> <P>-Online exercises</B> present additional practice for students, without needing to purchase a workbook. </P> <UL> <P></P></UL> <P></P> <P><EM> </EM></P> <P><EM> </EM></P>