Art of Editing : In the Age of Convergence

by Brooks, Brian S; Pinson, James L.; Sissors, Jack Z

• ISBN13: 9780205418268
• ISBN10: 0205418260
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

The Art of Editingcontinues to be the standard by which editing texts are judged, offering the most comprehensive and up-to-date discussion of editing available. Long viewed as the classic" in the field of editing,The Art of Editingcontinues to evolve to meet the needs of today's students. While traditional newspaper editing forms the foundation of the text, attention is also placed on the other areas in which students are increasingly finding jobs: online media, corporate magazines, broadcasting, public relations and advertising.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART 1 EDITING IN THE AGE OF CONVERGENCE	1	(30)
Editing for Today's Changing Media	3	(10)
The Editor's Changing Role	3	(1)
The Changing Media Environment	4	(5)
The Media Begin to Converge	6	(1)
The Changing Nature of News	7	(2)
The Role of the Editor	9	(3)
Jobs for Editors	10	(1)
The Art of Editing	11	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	12	(1)
Suggested Readings	12	(1)
The Editor and the Audience	13	(18)
The Disconnected Audience	13	(3)
Advertising Prompts Change	15	(1)
An Industry in Turmoil	16	(1)
Interaction With Consumers	16	(2)
The Contrary View	18	(2)
Evaluating the Media Mix	20	(2)
The Infomedium	21	(1)
A Response to Change	21	(1)
Understanding U.S. Audiences	22	(7)
Credibility and the Media	25	(3)
Changing Needs of Changing Consumers	28	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	29	(1)
Suggested Readings	29	(2)
PART 2 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF EDITING	31	(186)
The Editing Process	33	(29)
The Editor's Role	33	(2)
The Value of the Copy Editor	35	(3)
What Makes a Good Copy Editor?	36	(1)
Some Suggestions for Developing As a Copy Editor	36	(2)
Understanding the Newsroom and What Editors Do	38	(5)
Understanding the Flow of Copy	43	(1)
Editing the Story	44	(5)
The Three R's of Copy Editing	49	(5)
Is the Story Reader-Centered?	49	(1)
Is the Story Readable?	50	(2)
Is the Story Right?	52	(2)
Copy Editing and Proofreading Symbols	54	(4)
Proofreading	58	(3)
The Difference Between Proofreading and Copy Editing	59	(1)
What Do You Do When Told to Read Proofs?	60	(1)
What If a Story Is Too Long?	60	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	61	(1)
Macro Editing for the Big Picture	62	(26)
Making Sure Stories Are Worth Running	62	(2)
Making Sure Stories Have Good Leads, Are Organized and Flow Well	64	(7)
Hard News	64	(1)
Features	65	(4)
Rules for Both Hard-News and Feature Leads	69	(2)
Making Sure Stories Are Organized and Flow Well	71	(2)
Making Sure Stories Don't Leave Unanswered Questions	73	(1)
Making Sure Stories Are Accurate	74	(11)
Common Kinds of Inaccuracies	75	(9)
Where Editors Create Mistakes	84	(1)
Making Sure Stories Are Objective	85	(2)
Suggested Web Sites	87	(1)
Suggested Readings	87	(1)
Macro Editing for Legality, Ethics and Propriety	88	(44)
Freedom of the Press	89	(1)
What Does ``Freedom of the Press'' Mean?	90	(5)
Legal Problems	95	(21)
Libel	95	(8)
Should We Print a Correction?	103	(1)
Negligence	104	(1)
Invasion of Privacy	104	(3)
Anonymous Sources	107	(1)
Obscenity	107	(1)
Raffles	108	(1)
Intellectual Property	108	(2)
Regulation of Electronic Media	110	(6)
Ethics Issues	116	(10)
Confessions	116	(1)
Printing Names and Addresses	117	(1)
Ethical Flashing Lights	117	(5)
Finding Ethical Answers	122	(2)
SPJ Code of Ethics	124	(2)
Propriety	126	(5)
Being Sensitive	127	(4)
Suggested Web Sites	131	(1)
Suggested Readings	131	(1)
Micro Editing for Precision in Language	132	(46)
Grammar	132	(21)
Sentence Problems	133	(3)
Nouns and Pronouns	136	(4)
Verbs	140	(7)
Modifiers	147	(2)
Interjections	149	(1)
Connecting Words	149	(4)
Usage	153	(5)
Confused Words	153	(4)
Misused Idioms	157	(1)
Style	158	(10)
Abbreviations and Symbols	158	(1)
Capitalization	159	(1)
Numbers	160	(1)
Punctuation	160	(2)
Quotations	162	(3)
Miscellaneous	165	(2)
Spelling	167	(1)
Tightening	168	(9)
Suggested Web Sites	177	(1)
Suggested Readings	177	(1)
Holistic Editing: Integrating the Macro and the Micro	178	(39)
Accident and Disaster Stories	179	(2)
Advance Pieces	181	(1)
Analysis Pieces	182	(1)
Boating and Shipping Stories	182	(1)
Business Stories	183	(1)
Calendar Items	184	(1)
Chronological Stories	184	(1)
Color Pieces	185	(1)
Columns	185	(1)
Court Stories	186	(3)
Crime Stories	189	(2)
Entertainment Stories	191	(1)
First-Person Stories	191	(1)
Focus Pieces	192	(1)
Follows	192	(2)
Follow-Up Feature	193	(1)
Food Features	194	(1)
History Pieces	194	(1)
How-To Articles, or Service Journalism	194	(1)
Human-Interest Stories	195	(1)
Labor Disputes	195	(1)
Medical News	196	(1)
Meeting Stories	197	(1)
Government News	198	(1)
Obituaries	198	(3)
Feature Obituaries	200	(1)
Personality Profiles	201	(1)
Press-Release Stories	202	(3)
Calendar Items	203	(1)
Personnel: Appointments, Promotions, Training, Retirement	204	(1)
Personal: Weddings, Engagements, Anniversaries, Reunions	204	(1)
Cause-Promoting Releases	204	(1)
Image-Building Releases	204	(1)
Q-and-A Interviews	205	(1)
Religion Stories	205	(1)
Reviews	206	(1)
Science and Health Stories	207	(1)
Seasonal Features	207	(1)
Speech Stories	207	(3)
Sports Stories	210	(2)
Travel Pieces	212	(1)
Weather Stories	212	(3)
Suggested Web Sites	215	(1)
Suggested Readings	215	(2)
PART 3 THE VISUAL SIDE OF EDITING	217	(70)
Writing Headlines, Titles, Captions and Blurbs	219	(33)
Getting People to Read	219	(1)
Some Thoughts on Headlines	219	(8)
The Laws of Newspaper Readership	220	(1)
Assume the Reader Won't Read the Story	221	(5)
The Reader's Favorite Newspaper	226	(1)
Shorter Stories---And More of Them	227	(1)
The Headline-Writing Process	227	(7)
Understanding Headline Orders	229	(2)
Headline Terminology	231	(1)
Headline Mechanics	232	(2)
How to Write the Headline	234	(12)
Headlines That Tell	234	(2)
Headlines That Smell	236	(5)
Avoid Sensationalizing	241	(1)
Don't Miss the Point	242	(1)
Headlines That Sell	243	(2)
What To Do If You're Stuck	245	(1)
Titles	246	(2)
Blurbs and Captions	248	(2)
Blurbs	248	(1)
Captions	249	(1)
Headlines and Titles for the Internet	250	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	251	(1)
Suggested Readings	251	(1)
Using Photos, Graphics and Type	252	(35)
Editing for Graphic Appeal	253	(1)
Using Photos	254	(17)
Photographer-Editor Relationships	256	(1)
Editing Decisions	257	(5)
Pictures as Copy	262	(2)
Changing Photo Technology	264	(1)
Taste in Picture Editing	265	(1)
Caption Guidelines	265	(6)
Using Information Graphics	271	(5)
Types of Information Graphics	271	(5)
Using Type	276	(10)
How Type Is Measured	277	(1)
Differentiating Typefaces	277	(6)
How To Measure Type From a Printed Page	283	(1)
An Introduction to Leading	284	(1)
The Typography of Headlines	285	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	286	(1)
Suggested Readings	286	(1)
PART 4 EDITING FOR DIFFERENT MEDIA	287	(98)
Editing Newspapers	289	(26)
Editing Wires	292	(13)
Sources of Wire News	293	(1)
How the Wires Operate	294	(1)
Budgets and Priorities	295	(4)
Sorting the Pieces	299	(2)
Editing the Wire	301	(4)
Designing the Newspaper	305	(9)
How to Recognize a Well-Designed Newspaper	305	(2)
Objectives of Newspaper Design	307	(1)
Newspapers and the Principles of Artistic Design	308	(5)
Visualizing Total Page Structure	313	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	314	(1)
Suggested Readings	314	(1)
Editing Magazines and Newsletters	315	(27)
What Is a Magazine?	315	(7)
Magazine Staffing	320	(1)
How Magazine Editing Differs from Newspaper Editing	321	(1)
Magazine Design	322	(4)
Goals of Page Designers	326	(1)
Graphic Styling Alternatives	326	(8)
Bleeds	327	(1)
Body and Headline Typeface Styles	327	(1)
Line Spacing (Leading)	328	(1)
Rules	329	(1)
Boxes	329	(1)
Type Inserts	329	(1)
Tint Blocks	330	(1)
Picture Styles and Uses	330	(1)
Use of Color	331	(1)
Initial Caps as Ornamentation	331	(2)
Wrapping Type Around Art	333	(1)
Placement of Advertising	333	(1)
Newsletters	334	(4)
What Is a Newsletter?	335	(1)
What Is the Key to a Newsletter's Success?	335	(2)
How to Make Money With a Newsletter	337	(1)
Newsletter Design	338	(3)
Suggested Web Sites	341	(1)
Suggested Readings	341	(1)
Editing for the Web	342	(16)
Layers and Links	344	(2)
Online Journalism and Credibility	346	(1)
Types of New Media	347	(2)
Sources of Information	349	(1)
The Online Editor	350	(1)
The Web's Importance	351	(3)
Designing for the Web	354	(1)
Online Media and the Future	355	(2)
Suggested Web Sites	357	(1)
Suggested Reading	357	(1)
Editing for the Broadcast Media	358	(16)
Sources of Copy	361	(2)
Preparation of Copy	363	(2)
Broadcast Style	365	(3)
Taste	368	(1)
Audio and Video Tapes	369	(1)
Television News	369	(2)
Copy Formats	371	(2)
Suggested Web Sites	373	(1)
Suggested Readings	373	(1)
Editing in Other Fields	374	(11)
Job Opportunities in Public Relations and Advertising	374	(2)
Public Relations	376	(2)
Print Advertising	378	(2)
Broadcast Advertising	380	(1)
Jobs in Book Publishing	381	(2)
Suggested Web Sites	383	(1)
Suggested Readings	383	(2)
PART 5 EDITORS' OTHER HATS	385	(16)
The Editor As Coach	387	(8)
The Assignment Editor and the Reporter	388	(2)
The Assignment Editor as Coach and Fixer	388	(1)
The Assignment Editor as Coach and Mentor	389	(1)
The Assignment Editor and the Production Editor	390	(1)
The Production Editor and the Supervisor	391	(1)
Editors Coaching Junior Editors	392	(1)
Some Advice for Beginners	393	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	394	(1)
Suggested Readings	394	(1)
The Editor As Manager and Leader	395	(6)
Manage or Lead?	396	(4)
Managers: What They Do	396	(3)
Leaders: What They Do	399	(1)
Suggested Web Sites	400	(1)
Suggested Readings	400	(1)
Glossary	401	(12)
Index	413