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Contemporary editing / Cecilia Friend, Don Challenger and Katherine C. McAdams

By: Friend, Cecilia | Challenger, Don | McAdams, Katherine CPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill, c2005. Edition: 2nd edDescription: xix, 467 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0072853980DDC classification: 070.41 FRI
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Content

Chapter 1. Focus on Fundamentals: The Editor Within
Chapter 2. Focus on News Judgment: The Editor?s Attitude
Chapter 3. Focus on Skills and Tools: The Editor in the Newsroom
Chapter 4. Focus on Grammar: The Mechanics of Language
Chapter 5. Focus on Good Writing: Strong and Graceful Prose
Chapter 6. Focus on Headlines: Precision, Power, and Poetry
Part Two: Inside the Story
Chapter 7. News Close to Home: Editing Local and Community Media
Chapter 8. News from Afar: Editing Wire Stories
Chapter 9. Making a Long Story Short: Editing for Brevity and Clarity
Chapter 10. Working with Writers: Editing Features
Chapter 11. No Safety in Numbers: Stories Based on Polls and Surveys
Chapter 12. Doing Justice: Ethical and Legal Issues
Part Three: Beyond the Story
Chapter 13. An Eye for News: Editing Photos
Chapter 14. Showing the Story: Editing Information Graphics
Chapter 15. The Balancing Act: Designing Pages
Chapter 16. The Future Now: Convergence and the Web

Includes bibliographical references and index

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