Watch Your Words
A Writing and Editing Handbook for the Multimedia Age
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Writing & Publishing, Editing & Proofreading, Communication, Journalism
| Author: | Marda Dunsky | ISBN: | 9781442253445 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Publication: | June 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers | Language: | English |
| Author: | Marda Dunsky |
| ISBN: | 9781442253445 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publication: | June 24, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Language: | English |
Journalists — even those working simultaneously in print, on air and on the Web — trade in words. Using language well across platforms is a vital skill; the cleaner and clearer the text, the more effective the result. Watch Your Words, now in its fourth edition, is a brief and accessible handbook for mastering baseline knowledge of punctuation, grammar, usage and Associated Press style.
This new edition features a new quality-control guide to writing and editing. The guide covers accuracy and fact-checking; brevity and tightening; clarity; use of quotes and attribution; and basic editing principles. The new edition also incorporates current AP style and continues to offer language-skills self-tests with answer keys, as well as sections on spelling and copy-editing symbols. It is an excellent resource for use in both the classroom and the newsroom.
Journalists — even those working simultaneously in print, on air and on the Web — trade in words. Using language well across platforms is a vital skill; the cleaner and clearer the text, the more effective the result. Watch Your Words, now in its fourth edition, is a brief and accessible handbook for mastering baseline knowledge of punctuation, grammar, usage and Associated Press style.
This new edition features a new quality-control guide to writing and editing. The guide covers accuracy and fact-checking; brevity and tightening; clarity; use of quotes and attribution; and basic editing principles. The new edition also incorporates current AP style and continues to offer language-skills self-tests with answer keys, as well as sections on spelling and copy-editing symbols. It is an excellent resource for use in both the classroom and the newsroom.
