The copy editing and headline handbook /
Ellis, Barbara G.
The copy editing and headline handbook / Barbara G. Ellis. - Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus, 2001. - 337 p.: ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Headlines: The Prime Seller of Newspapers and the Copy Editors Who Write Them -- Headlines: The Door to Copy-Editing Mastery -- "Counting" the Headline -- Specialty Headlines -- The Master Lists of Forbidden Words in Headlines -- Setting Up a Work Regimen and Determining the First Word (the Subject) - and the Second (the Verb) -- Headline Punctuation, Abbreviations, and the Use of Numbers and Symbols -- Line Breaks, Decks, Jumps - and Second-Day Headlines -- The Art of Writing Feature Headlines -- Different Papers, Different Head Styles -- An Overall Look at Copy Editing Today -- The Editing Routine -- Editing for Organization -- Editing the Lead -- Editing the Close and Quotes -- Adds and Trims -- Editing Stories Involving Numbers -- Attributions, Identifications, and Second References -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Catching Errors in Grammar and Usage (That/Which, Who/Whom, Parallelism, Subjunctive Mood, and Other Pitfalls) -- Transition Words and Forbidden Words in Text -- Writing and Editing Captions -- Two Safeguards for Headlines and Copy: Pursuing Accuracy and Avoiding Lawsuits -- Job Hazards: Dealing with Too Many Earthquakes, Monicas, and Shootings. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
0738204595
GBA1-X7517
Copy editing.
070.41
The copy editing and headline handbook / Barbara G. Ellis. - Cambridge, Mass. : Perseus, 2001. - 337 p.: ill. ; 21 cm.
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Headlines: The Prime Seller of Newspapers and the Copy Editors Who Write Them -- Headlines: The Door to Copy-Editing Mastery -- "Counting" the Headline -- Specialty Headlines -- The Master Lists of Forbidden Words in Headlines -- Setting Up a Work Regimen and Determining the First Word (the Subject) - and the Second (the Verb) -- Headline Punctuation, Abbreviations, and the Use of Numbers and Symbols -- Line Breaks, Decks, Jumps - and Second-Day Headlines -- The Art of Writing Feature Headlines -- Different Papers, Different Head Styles -- An Overall Look at Copy Editing Today -- The Editing Routine -- Editing for Organization -- Editing the Lead -- Editing the Close and Quotes -- Adds and Trims -- Editing Stories Involving Numbers -- Attributions, Identifications, and Second References -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Catching Errors in Grammar and Usage (That/Which, Who/Whom, Parallelism, Subjunctive Mood, and Other Pitfalls) -- Transition Words and Forbidden Words in Text -- Writing and Editing Captions -- Two Safeguards for Headlines and Copy: Pursuing Accuracy and Avoiding Lawsuits -- Job Hazards: Dealing with Too Many Earthquakes, Monicas, and Shootings. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
0738204595
GBA1-X7517
Copy editing.
070.41