Writing and editing for digital media / Brian Carroll.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carroll, Brian, 1930- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Online authorship.

Online journalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (359 pages)

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

In this fifth edition, Brian Carroll explores writing and editing for digital media with essential information about voice, style, media formats, ideation, story planning, and storytelling. Carroll explains and demonstrates how to effectively write for digital spaces and combines hands-on, practical exercises with new material on podcasting, multi-modal storytelling, misinformation and disinformation, and writing specifically for social media. Each chapter features lessons and exercises through which students can build a solid understanding of the ways that digital communication provides opportunities for dynamic storytelling and multi-directional communication. Broadened in scope, this new edition also speaks to writers, editors, public relations practitioners, social media managers, marketers, as well as to students aspiring to these roles. Updated with contemporary examples and new pedagogy throughout, this is the ideal handbook for students seeking careers in digital media, particularly in content development and digital storytelling. It is an essential text for students of media, communication, public relations, marketing, and journalism who are looking to develop their writing and editing skills for these ever-evolving fields and professions. This book also has an accompanying eResource that provides additional weekly activities, exercises, and assignments that give students more opportunity to put theory into practice.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 Writing for Digital Media: Laying the Foundation

2 Editing for Digital Media: Storytelling Strategies

3 Writing for Digital Media II: Tools and Techniques

4 Editing for Digital Media II: Creating the User Experience

5 Digital Storytelling: Generating Ideas and Publishing the Story

6 Doing Journalism

7 Responsible Advocacy: Public Relations and Social Media Management

8 Multimodal Storytelling: The Medium is the Message

9 Misinformation and Disinformation: Credibility in a "Post-truth" Age

10 Knowing the Law: Intellectual Property, Libel, and Privacy

11 Appendix: The Core Values of Digital Journalism

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781003223849

1003223842

9781000858730

1000858731

OCLC:

1376931748