Editing for Today's Newsroom: A Guide for Success in a Changing Profession

By Carl Sessions Stepp

Book Overview

Through history, analyses, and anecdotes, this book offers a solid grounding to prepare potential editors for the full range of their responsibilities in today's newsrooms: developing ideas; evaluating and editing copy; working with writers; determining what is news; understanding presentation and design; directing news coverage; managing people; making decisions under pressure; and coping with a variety of ethical, legal, and professional considerations, all while operating in today's multimedia, multiplatform news arena.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805862188
• ISBN13: 9780805862188
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"