New subediting : Apple-Mac, QuarkXpress and after / F.W. Hodgson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hodgson, F. W.

Contributor:

Hodgson, F. W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--Editing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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 plan

Contents:

Cover; New Subediting: Apple-Mac, QuarkXpress and After; Copyright; CONTENTS; ILLUSTRATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: THE QUARK REVOLUTION; The arrival of Quark; 'Subs with Quark experience'; Sub or page editor?; Technology and the sub; CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS EDITORIAL PRODUCTION?; Creating the news; The newsroom; The copytaster; Measuring the news; News patterns; Production start-up; CHAPTER 2 SUB'S GUIDE TO DESIGN AND TYPOGRAPHY; Format; Balance of contents; Who does what; Designing the pages; Typography; Using type; Design workshop; CHAPTER 3 DEALING WITH PICTURES

Role of picturesPicture sources; The photo briefing; Choosing pictures; Editing pictures; The design function; Uses of pictures; Graphics; CHAPTER 4 HANDLING TEXT; The subs' table; The editing function; Getting it right; Check sources; Making it fit; Editing for the page; Order and shape; The intro; The delayed drop; Story sequence; Using quotes; Geography; Time; Background; CHAPTER 5 FAULT-FINDER'S GUIDE TO ENGLISH; The sentence; Paragraphs; Punctuation; CHAPTER 6 WORD TRAPS; The right word; Clichés; Vogue words; Misused words; House style; Journalese; CHAPTER 7 WRITING HEADLINES; The words

SymbolsWord accuracy; Headline punctuation; Headline abbreviations; Content; Composing a headline; Headline thoughts; Things to avoid; CHAPTER 8 HEADLINE TYPOGRAPHY; Shape; Arrangement; Type style; Character counts; Spacing; The creative moment; Alternative words; CHAPTER 9 FURTHER TECHNIQUES IN SUBBING; Subeditors and the law; Legal traps; Privilege; When to rewrite; Revising and editionizing; Caption writing; Writing contents bills; CHAPTER 10 HANDLING A RUNNING STORY; Dealing with the text; CHAPTER 11 FEATURES: PLANNING AND DESIGN; Copy sources; Planning; Features production; Page design

Guiding the readerFeatures workshop; CHAPTER 12 FEATURES: EDITING AND PROJECTION; Accuracy; Language; Ghost writing; Reader participation; Features and the law; Projection; Features headlines; APPENDIX: PRESS COMPLAINTS COMMISSION CODE OF PRACTICE; GLOSSARY; INDEX

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Subediting. 2nd ed. 1993.

Includes index.

Related Work:

Hodgson, F. W. Modern newspaper editing and production.

ISBN:

9780080926759

0080926754

9781299458376

1299458378

9781136030185

1136030182

OCLC:

859154375