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Edit
A Guide to Layout, Design and Publication
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Edit is a handbook that outlines the skills and theory students need to become professionals who can produce attractive and readable publications. This text targets the sub-editing and design needs and issues evident in the journalism, online media and public relations industries today. The first half of this book establishes the theory while the second half develops the practical skills necessary for producing contemporary layout.
- Contains practical layout examples.
- Online content is integrated throughout the book.
- Colour insert of images relating to photo editing chapter.
- Chapter 8 focuses on ethics and legal issues related directly to sub-editing.
1. Introduction to publication design
2. The sub-editor's role
3. Spel cheque - Style, grammar and news production
4. Designing pages
5. Fonts and formats
6. Writing headlines and captions
7. Power pictures
8. Ethics and editing
9. Public relations publications
10. Online news
11. Online design
Scott Downman – Media Trainer with ethnic minorities in Northern Thailand & Lecturer, Journalism/Public Relations, Griffith University
The site supplements the text with extra resources for lecturers:
- Instructor’s Manual containing sample activities for tutorials for each chapter, including handouts where appropriate
- Tables and Figures from the text in PowerPoint to be used in lectures and tutorials