
New Subediting
For Quark Users
F. W. Hodgson(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. September 2016
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-1-138-17800-7 (ISBN)
Description
New Subediting gives a detailed account of modern editing and production techniques. Its aim is both to help the young subeditor and to spell out to the newcomer to newspaper journalism what happens between the writing of news stories and features and their appearance in the newspaper when it comes off the press.
In this age of technological change the quality of the subbing has never been more important to a successful newspaper. The careful use of typography, pictures, graphics and compelling headlines and the skillful handling of text coupled with good page planning, all help to give character,style and readability.
This book examines, and draws lessons from, work in contemporary newspapers in editing and presentation; it defines the varied techniques of copytasting, of editing news stories and features, of styles of headline writing and the use of typography to guide and draw the attention of the reader. It takes into account developments in the use of English as a vehicle of mass communication in two important chapters on structure and word use; and it shows how to get the best out of the electronic tools now available to subeditors.
It also reminds journalisis that, however advanced the tools, a newspaper is only as good as the creative skills of those that write, edit and put it together.
In this age of technological change the quality of the subbing has never been more important to a successful newspaper. The careful use of typography, pictures, graphics and compelling headlines and the skillful handling of text coupled with good page planning, all help to give character,style and readability.
This book examines, and draws lessons from, work in contemporary newspapers in editing and presentation; it defines the varied techniques of copytasting, of editing news stories and features, of styles of headline writing and the use of typography to guide and draw the attention of the reader. It takes into account developments in the use of English as a vehicle of mass communication in two important chapters on structure and word use; and it shows how to get the best out of the electronic tools now available to subeditors.
It also reminds journalisis that, however advanced the tools, a newspaper is only as good as the creative skills of those that write, edit and put it together.
More details
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-17800-7 (9781138178007)
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E-Book
04/2013
3rd Edition
Routledge
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E-Book
04/2013
3rd Edition
Routledge
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Book
09/1998
3rd Edition
Focal Press
€66.00
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Person
F. W. Hodgson
Content
Printing systems; Choosing the materials; Page planning and typography; Pictures; Basic subediting techniques; Language and its traps; The words on the page; Headlines: content and approach; Headlines: the typographical challenge; Further subediting techniques; The running story; Putting it all together; Voices and audiences; Features: planning and design; Features: language and projection; Glossary