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The Layers Of Magazine Editing
Michael Robert Evans
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Description for The Layers Of Magazine Editing
Paperback. Unlike the myriad writing manuals that emphasize grammar, sentence structure, and other skills necessary for entry-level editing jobs, this engaging book adopts a broader view, beginning with the larger topics of audience, mission, and tone, and working its way down, layer by layer, to the smaller questions of grammar and punctuation. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 illus. BIC Classification: KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 544.
Unlike the myriad writing manuals that emphasize grammar, sentence structure, and other skills necessary for entry-level editing jobs, this engaging book adopts a broader view, beginning with the larger topics of audience, mission, and tone, and working its way down, layer by layer, to the smaller questions of grammar and punctuation. Based on Michael Evans's years of experience as an editor and supplemented by invaluable observations from the editors of more than sixty magazines-including The Atlantic, Better Homes and Gardens, Ebony, Esquire, and National Geographic-this book reveals the people-oriented nature of the job.
Unlike the myriad writing manuals that emphasize grammar, sentence structure, and other skills necessary for entry-level editing jobs, this engaging book adopts a broader view, beginning with the larger topics of audience, mission, and tone, and working its way down, layer by layer, to the smaller questions of grammar and punctuation. Based on Michael Evans's years of experience as an editor and supplemented by invaluable observations from the editors of more than sixty magazines-including The Atlantic, Better Homes and Gardens, Ebony, Esquire, and National Geographic-this book reveals the people-oriented nature of the job.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231128612
SKU
V9780231128612
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99-15
About Michael Robert Evans
Michael Robert Evans is assistant professor at the Indiana University School of Journalism. He was the founder of the syndicated column "Finders," regional editor for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, and managing editor of Western Massachusetts Magazine.
Reviews for The Layers Of Magazine Editing
The author's explicity expressed opinions are nicely tempered by the candid, but always constructive, comments from various contemporary editors.
David Abrahamson and Nathan Eddy Journalism & Mass Communication Editor
David Abrahamson and Nathan Eddy Journalism & Mass Communication Editor