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Author Quinn, Stephen, author

Title Digital sub-editing and design / Stephen Quinn
Published Oxford ; Boston : Focal Press, 2001
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Description 1 online resource (vi, 184 pages) : illustrations
Series Focal journalism
Focal journalism.
Contents Front Cover; Digital Sub-editing and Design; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Section A: Electronic Editing; Section B: Digital Design; Section C: New Media; Appendix 1. The basic parts of speech; Appendix 2. Photo data sheet; Books consulted; Glossary of editing terms; About the author; Index
Summary This excellent book covers editing in the digital age, demonstrating the tools needed for effective text editing. Learn how to write powerful headlines and captions, and how to edit body text quickly and cleanly. It also concentrates on design in the digital environment, introducing typography and the related issues of readability and legibility. The skills of picture editing are explored, including image selection, cropping, manipulation and the ethics involved. These core skills and methods are then applied to the World Wide Web. Recent research into how people navigate Web pages is consider
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-175) and index
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Subject Journalism -- Editing.
Magazine design.
Electronic journals.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Journalism.
Electronic journals.
Journalism -- Editing.
Magazine design.
Form Electronic book
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