This text sets the standard for college news editing courses by offering comprehensive instruction and a focus on "the editor's attitude"--news values, ethics, newsroom decision-making, and an understanding of audience. The text equips students both with the basics of effective publications editing and with the background needed to deal with the changing nature of the print medium and news forums. The new edition offers expanded coverage of editing for broadcast and the Web, more voices from today's newsroom, and current examples taken from recent news stories, including the 2003 ethics scandal at The New York Times.
Part One: Approaching the Story
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
Appendix A: Frequently Misused Words
Appendix B: Glossary
Appendix C: Summary of Key Grammar and Punctuation Rules
Appendix D: Counting Headlines
Appendix E: Sizing Photos with the Proportion Wheel
Appendix F: Sample Dummy Sheets
Credits
Index