Contemporary Editing (Paperback)

Contemporary Editing 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.