Subediting and Production for Journalists: Print, Digital, Social

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The new edition of Subediting and Production for Journalists is a concise, clear and contemporary introduction to the skills required for subediting newspapers, magazines and websites. Tim Holmes describes how subediting has developed, from the early days of print to the modern era of the internet browser and social media, and explores the many challenges for the sub working today. Using numerous practical examples drawn from print and online, Subediting and Production for Journalists introduces the various techniques employed by the sub to help make the written word stand out on the page, including: subbing news and features for sense and stylewriting headlines and sellsmaking copy legally safeunderstanding production, using software packages and content management systemsediting and rewriting stories for online publicationcreating suitable page furniture for websiteshandling and sizing pictures digitallyhandling audio and video. Subediting and Production for Journalists is the perfect guide for all those with an interest in subbing in today’s multimedia environments, as well as anyone wanting to see their words come to life. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of figures Acknowledgements Text acknowledgements Preface List of abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 How to be a modern subeditor 3 Professional subediting practice 4 How to create great news headlines 5 Headline systems and searchability 6 How to write great feature headlines 7 Page furniture systems: sells and captions 8 Page furniture systems: pull quotes, cross heads, tags 9 Legal and ethical problems for subeditors 10 Covers, splash pages and landing zones Glossary of terms used in journalism Appendix: Copy editing and correction marks References Index