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CREATIVE EDITING has been consistently praised by reviewers for its comprehensive coverage, excellent organization, and contemporary content. The Fifth Edition continues to live up to this reputation through consistent presentation, reinforcement, and practical application of editing concepts. The book covers all aspects of editing for print and online media, and provides ample practice exercises for students to perfect the principles they are learning. Beginning with basic language skills, the authors guide the reader through every phase of a professional copy editor's job. The book's practical textbook/workbook approach provides a good framework that encourages students to practice their skills as they learn.
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Bowles (U. of Tennessee) and Borden (San Diego State U.) provide a guide for copy editors that includes a student workbook in this edition that compiles all the exercises from chapters. The text emphasizes print-editing skills: grammar, punctuation, style, and vocabulary; fact checking; writing headlines; photos and informational graphics; typography; legal and ethical matters; and design and layout. This edition integrates information on how to edit copy for websites, internet search and fact-checking tools, online headlines, and the design and layout of webpages. Material on journalism ethics has been updated, with new discussions of media credibility, convergence, online ethics, and recent events relating to ethical problems. New profiles of professionals are included. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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