{"product_id":"9780813813066","title":"Editing Today","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEditing Today\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRon F. Smith | Loraine M. O'Connell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn this era of media convergence, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eEditing Today\u003c\/i\u003e continues the evolutionary transformation of Martin L. Gibson’s classic \u003ci\u003eEditing in the Electronic Era\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing prospective journalists to the basics of editing and design by following a true story through these processes at a major newspaper, on the newspaper’s Web desk, and on its TV outlet. Readers are guided through the fundamentals of editing both words and layout with contemporary software. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanded and updated sections address pagination, verifying information, grammar, wordiness, editing the hard-news story, telling the news in other ways, copyright law, design, Photoshop, page layout, and Web design. Through more photos, more examples, and more compelling design, the textbook and workbook of \u003ci\u003eEditing Today, 2nd Edition\u003c\/i\u003e effectively prepare journalism students and working professionals for the challenges of editing and designing in this era of media convergence. The related \u003ci\u003eEditing Today Workbook, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, provides practical exercises to sharpen student skills.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEditing Today, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-class textbook for students and faculty in journalism and mass communication programs and a comprehensive reference for professional journalists\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRon F. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of journalism at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Smith has worked for newspapers in Indiana, Ohio and Florida, and published numerous articles in \u003ci\u003eJournalism Quarterly, Newspaper Research Journal, Collegiate Journalist, Quill\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJournalism Eudcator\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a research fellow at the Poynter Institute and co-authored \u003ci\u003eGroping for Ethics in Journalism\u003c\/i\u003e with Gene Goodwin, assuming sole authorship on the fourth edition. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLoraine M. O’Connell\u003c\/b\u003e is the Deputy Lifestyle Editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Orlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e, where she has worked since 1985. Her other positions have included metro and national copy editor, wire editor for the Newsfeatures Department, and columnist and feature writer. O’Connell’s work has been published in newspapers across the country, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News, The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 February 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780813813066\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310604218508,"sku":"9780813813066","price":89.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780813813066.jpg?v=1780166244","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780813813066","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}