Subediting for Journalists

Subediting for Journalists is a concise, up-to-date and readable introduction to the skills of subediting for newspapers and magazines. It describes how subediting had developed, from the early days of printing to the modern era of computers and the Internet, and explains clearly what the sub now has to do. Using practical examples from newspapers and magazines, Subediting for Journalists introduces the various techniques involved in subediting from cutting copy to writing captions and cover lines. Subediting for Journalists includes: House style explained with a model stylebook provided Examples of bad journalistic English Subbing news and features for sense and style Editing quotes and readers letters Writing headlines and standfirsts Making copy legally safe Understanding production, using software packages and website subbingHicks, Wynford is the author of 'Subediting for Journalists', published 2002 under ISBN 9780415240840 and ISBN 0415240840.