Copy Editors Handbook represents an accumulation of many years of professional copy desk work and teaching copy editing courses by the authors at the university level. It provides the novice with the nuts and bolts of copy editing and page design. It further assists the beginner by offering a step-by-step approach to editing and design. This workbook offers practical exercises at the conclusion of each chapter. Additional exercises for the student, to download and edit are located on this Web site. The handbook covers the area of writing and language skills, including spelling, grammar, trite expressions, wordiness, and redundancies. It is organized in an easy-reference format of thirteen chapters that cover all areas of editing stories, writing headlines, using and editing pictures, and designing infographics and pages. The workbook is an excellent handbook for professionals.

The 3rd edition has been updated to address the rapidly changing technology in today's newsrooms as well as ethical problems that have plagued many newspapers.

Contents

Part I: Understanding the Editorial Process
Chapter 1: Working on the Desk
Chapter 2: Understanding News Judgment
Part II: Editing Words
Chapter 3: Editing for Grammar
Chapter 4: Editing for Precision and Accuracy
Chapter 5: Editing for Language
Chapter 6: Editing for Style
Chapter 7: Selecting and Editing Wire Service Copy
Chapter 8: Editing for Legal and Ethical Issues
Part III: Editing Visuals
Chapter 9: Writing Headlines with Impact
Chapter 10: Using Pictures
Chapter 11: Creating and Using Infographics
Chapter 12: Designing Pages
Chapter 13: Words and Images on the Web
Appendix A: Glossary of Newspaper Terms
Appendix B: Glossary of Confusing Words
Proofreaders Marks
Index