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Editing for the Digital Age

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By (author): Thom Lieb

Whether working in a traditional newsroom or as a one-person blogging operation, every good writer needs to become his or her own best editor. Editing for the Digital Age provides editors and writers with the tools necessary to ensure that published material is accurate, readable, and complete. The book provides guidance in copy editing fundamentals, including correcting grammar, conforming the writing to a style guide, and revising material so that it is tightly written and clear.

The text is designed for todays digital publishing landscape and addresses the many issues writers and editors now face on a daily basishandling legal issues such as liability, copyright, and libel; writing headlines that will attract readers; creating multimedia packages to support an article or post; and using various forms of social media to curate content and connect with audience members. Chapters focus on key areas and themes for editing in the digital age, and Write Right writing and grammar exercises are woven into every chapter to progressively build students editing skills. See more
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Product Details
  • Weight: 430g
  • Dimensions: 215 x 279mm
  • Publication Date: 17 Mar 2015
  • Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781483306544

About Thom Lieb

Thom Lieb is a professor of Journalism and New Media at Towson University in Maryland. He has taught the News Editing course there since he joined the faculty in 1990 and additionally has taught it at four other universities. The two editions of his previous editing text Editing for Clear Communication have been used in classrooms for more than 15 years. Lieb has been involved with digital media since its inception. His Editing for the Web online project was used for training in schools and newsrooms around the world. For several years he served as a columnist for the Journal of Electronic Publishing and he is a longtime member of the Online News Association. In addition Lieb has worked as a writer and editor for newspapers newsletters magazines and online media. He is the author of Building Basic News Sites and All the News: Writing and Reporting for Convergent Media. Lieb earned his bachelors degree in Journalism and Communication from Point Park University in Pittsburgh his masters in Magazine Journalism from Syracuse University and his Ph.D. in Public Communication/Journalism from the University of Maryland at College Park.  

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