Contemporary editing /
Cecilia Friend, Don Challenger, Katherine C. McAdams.
- 2nd ed.
- Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, c2005.
- xix, 467 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Part One Approaching the story -1. Focus on fundamentals: The editor within - 2. Focus on news judgment: The editor's attitude - 3. Focus on skills and tools: The editor in the newsroom - 4. Focus on grammar: The mechanics of language - 5. Focus on good writing: Strong and graceful prose - 6. Focus on headlines: precision, power and poetry -- Part two Inside the story - 7. News close to home: Editing local and community media - 8. News from afar: Editing wire stories - Making a long story short: Editing for brevity and clarity - 10. Working with writers: Editing features - 11. No safety in numbers: Stories based on polls and surveys - 12. Doing justice: Ethical and legal issues -- Part three Beyond the story - 13. An eye for news: Editing photos - 14. Showing the story: Editing information graphics - 15. The balancing act: Designing pages - 16. The future now: Convergence and the web.