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Editing
Both the style book and style sheets are different.
A style sheet is a feature in desktop publishing programs that store and apply formatting to text. Style sheets are a form of separation of presentation and content: it creates a separate abstraction to keep the presentation isolated from the text data.
Style sheets are a common feature in most popular desktop publishing and word processing programs, including Corel Ventura, Adobe InDesign, Scribus, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, WordPerfect, and Microsoft Word, though they may be referred to using slightly different terminology.
A style guide is a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization, or field. A style guide establishes and enforces style to improve communication. To do that, it ensures consistency (within a document and across multiple documents) and enforces best practice in usage and in language composition, visual composition, orthography (including spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and otherpunctuation), and typography. For academic and technical documents, a guide may also enforce best practice in ethics (such as authorship, research ethics, and disclosure), pedagogy (such as exposition and clarity), and compliance (technical and regulatory).
Editing begins with the making of daily newspaper.
-The objective of the newspaper matters
- Roles of different people in the newspaper are equally important.
- The set up of newspaper is tough and working is tough too.
- Authencity and other values are important.
How to cook up a story?
Research and a lot of hard work are required!
Duties and Responsibilites
The editor-in-chief heads all the departments of the organization and is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members and managing them. The term is often used at newspapers, magazines,yearbooks, and television news programs. Some publications have no overall chief editor, such as The New York Times, which has an executive editor over the news pages, and an editorial page editor over opinion pages.
The term is also applied to academic journals, where the editor-in-chief ultimately decides whether a submitted manuscript will be published. This decision is made by the editor-in-chief after seeking input from reviewers selected on a basis of relevant expertise.
Typical responsibilities of editors-in-chief include:[3]
• Cross-checking facts, spelling, grammar, writing style, page design and photos
• Rejecting writing that appears to be plagiarized, ghost-written, published elsewhere, or of little interest to readers
• Editing content
• Contributing editorial pieces
• Motivating and developing editorial staff
• Ensuring the final draft is complete and there are no omissions
• Handling reader complaints and taking responsibility for issues after publication
• For books or journals, cross-checking citations and examining references
Assistant Editor
On deadline, a writer or reporter turns an assignment into the assistant editor for review. The assistant editor reviews the written piece for sense, accuracy, readability and content. If an article seems thin and the writer needs more sources, for example, the assistant editor will make suggestions on whom to interview. During this phase, he also questions facts and makes sure the writer can supply the proper documentation to support his findings. At the final stage before production, this person is responsible for proofreading to ensure that spelling and syntax are correct.
In the layout stages of editorial copy, an assistant editor decides what additional material is needed to support a written piece. For example, a graph, illustration, chart or picture might help the reader better understand a concept. Either he instructs the writer to find the proper materials or he does the research and supplies the article with additional sources. Sometimes this is a section at the end of a piece that tells a reader where to go for additional information or is contained in a sidebar that gives additional, supportive information that is relevant to the article.
The Sub-Editor:
A Sub-Editor is a presenter of news and reports. He has a lawyer's analytical approach and quick-mindedness which enable him to understand a story quickly and come to the core of the matter.
He has to glean important points from the mass of material sent by the news reporters and condense them, giving a shape in a logical and interesting way.
He has to give suitable head-lines and where necessary, revise and condense the material to suit the available space. This is rather a difficult task which requires skill, flair for writing and mastery over the language. More often than not, a sub-editor has to deal with the reports of different reporters.
In such cases, he has to get the main points from all the reports and then present them in a logical and interesting narrative. All these things have got to be done in time in order to reach the press before it is too late. Sub-editors often specialise in a particular field, such as foreign news, sports, films, commerce, etc.
His working hours are more regular than those of a reporter. He knows beforehand when he has to report for duty and when he is going to have free time. His working hours are more or less like those of any other office worker with the only difference that he has to work in different shifts, starting roughly from 10 A.M. and ending upto 2-3 in the small hours of the morning ; if he is working for an evening edition, his work my start at 7 A.M
Reporters
Analyze and collect information through various modes such as personal interviews and news briefings to prepare news reports.
Monitor daily events locally, nationally and internationally and assist others to gather current events.
Prepare reports to keep the public informed about daily happenings.
Coordinate with news editor and fellow reporters to develop story ideas for report writing.
Maintain relations with all news sources on daily basis to develop story ideas and compile appropriate reports.
Perform research and write international, local and national news.
Analyze and ensure accurate and crisp news reporting to avoid ambiguity and redundancy.
Collaborate with news editor to improve story presentation.
Work in assigned beat areas once every week to gather all local news.
Coordinate with graphics department to obtain visual elements for each story with appropriate photos or graphics.
Manage staff photographers for all reports of local events.
Develop breakout boxed for each story to emphasis lead points.
Administer all news writing to meet deadlines.
Attend weekly desk meetings and staff meetings to keep abreast of company policies and requirements.
Maintain knowledge on latest events and news to obtain news coverage of important and pertinent issues.
Both the style book and style sheets are different.
A style sheet is a feature in desktop publishing programs that store and apply formatting to text. Style sheets are a form of separation of presentation and content: it creates a separate abstraction to keep the presentation isolated from the text data.
Style sheets are a common feature in most popular desktop publishing and word processing programs, including Corel Ventura, Adobe InDesign, Scribus, PageMaker, QuarkXPress, WordPerfect, and Microsoft Word, though they may be referred to using slightly different terminology.
A style guide is a set of standards for the writing and design of documents, either for general use or for a specific publication, organization, or field. A style guide establishes and enforces style to improve communication. To do that, it ensures consistency (within a document and across multiple documents) and enforces best practice in usage and in language composition, visual composition, orthography (including spelling, capitalization, hyphenation, and otherpunctuation), and typography. For academic and technical documents, a guide may also enforce best practice in ethics (such as authorship, research ethics, and disclosure), pedagogy (such as exposition and clarity), and compliance (technical and regulatory).
Editing begins with the making of daily newspaper.
-The objective of the newspaper matters
- Roles of different people in the newspaper are equally important.
- The set up of newspaper is tough and working is tough too.
- Authencity and other values are important.
How to cook up a story?
Research and a lot of hard work are required!
Duties and Responsibilites
The editor-in-chief heads all the departments of the organization and is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members and managing them. The term is often used at newspapers, magazines,yearbooks, and television news programs. Some publications have no overall chief editor, such as The New York Times, which has an executive editor over the news pages, and an editorial page editor over opinion pages.
The term is also applied to academic journals, where the editor-in-chief ultimately decides whether a submitted manuscript will be published. This decision is made by the editor-in-chief after seeking input from reviewers selected on a basis of relevant expertise.
Typical responsibilities of editors-in-chief include:[3]
• Cross-checking facts, spelling, grammar, writing style, page design and photos
• Rejecting writing that appears to be plagiarized, ghost-written, published elsewhere, or of little interest to readers
• Editing content
• Contributing editorial pieces
• Motivating and developing editorial staff
• Ensuring the final draft is complete and there are no omissions
• Handling reader complaints and taking responsibility for issues after publication
• For books or journals, cross-checking citations and examining references
Assistant Editor
On deadline, a writer or reporter turns an assignment into the assistant editor for review. The assistant editor reviews the written piece for sense, accuracy, readability and content. If an article seems thin and the writer needs more sources, for example, the assistant editor will make suggestions on whom to interview. During this phase, he also questions facts and makes sure the writer can supply the proper documentation to support his findings. At the final stage before production, this person is responsible for proofreading to ensure that spelling and syntax are correct.
In the layout stages of editorial copy, an assistant editor decides what additional material is needed to support a written piece. For example, a graph, illustration, chart or picture might help the reader better understand a concept. Either he instructs the writer to find the proper materials or he does the research and supplies the article with additional sources. Sometimes this is a section at the end of a piece that tells a reader where to go for additional information or is contained in a sidebar that gives additional, supportive information that is relevant to the article.
The Sub-Editor:
A Sub-Editor is a presenter of news and reports. He has a lawyer's analytical approach and quick-mindedness which enable him to understand a story quickly and come to the core of the matter.
He has to glean important points from the mass of material sent by the news reporters and condense them, giving a shape in a logical and interesting way.
He has to give suitable head-lines and where necessary, revise and condense the material to suit the available space. This is rather a difficult task which requires skill, flair for writing and mastery over the language. More often than not, a sub-editor has to deal with the reports of different reporters.
In such cases, he has to get the main points from all the reports and then present them in a logical and interesting narrative. All these things have got to be done in time in order to reach the press before it is too late. Sub-editors often specialise in a particular field, such as foreign news, sports, films, commerce, etc.
His working hours are more regular than those of a reporter. He knows beforehand when he has to report for duty and when he is going to have free time. His working hours are more or less like those of any other office worker with the only difference that he has to work in different shifts, starting roughly from 10 A.M. and ending upto 2-3 in the small hours of the morning ; if he is working for an evening edition, his work my start at 7 A.M
Reporters
Analyze and collect information through various modes such as personal interviews and news briefings to prepare news reports.
Monitor daily events locally, nationally and internationally and assist others to gather current events.
Prepare reports to keep the public informed about daily happenings.
Coordinate with news editor and fellow reporters to develop story ideas for report writing.
Maintain relations with all news sources on daily basis to develop story ideas and compile appropriate reports.
Perform research and write international, local and national news.
Analyze and ensure accurate and crisp news reporting to avoid ambiguity and redundancy.
Collaborate with news editor to improve story presentation.
Work in assigned beat areas once every week to gather all local news.
Coordinate with graphics department to obtain visual elements for each story with appropriate photos or graphics.
Manage staff photographers for all reports of local events.
Develop breakout boxed for each story to emphasis lead points.
Administer all news writing to meet deadlines.
Attend weekly desk meetings and staff meetings to keep abreast of company policies and requirements.
Maintain knowledge on latest events and news to obtain news coverage of important and pertinent issues.