Creative Editing [Paperback]

Dorothy A. Bowles (Author), Diane L. Borden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 22, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0534561780 | ISBN-13: 978-0534561789 | Edition: 3

This all-in-one volume book and workbook covers principles, techniques, and approaches of editing, layout, and typography. The Third Edition offers expanded coverage of editing for the Web, magazine, and corporate publications, thus preparing readers for editing in the 21st century.

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"I adopted CREATIVE EDITING because it was one of the two best texts for my course. I have taught this basic course for 15 years and there are only two texts I would ever adopt." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Dorothy A. Bowles is a Journalism Professor at the University of Tennessee, where she teaches courses in editing, political communications, and communications law and ethics. She previously taught editing and law for nine years at the William Allen White School of Journalism at the University of Kansas. She has worked as a reporter and editor at newspapers in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas and Louisiana. She has also worked in corporate and school public relations.

Diane L. Borden joined the School of Communication at San Diego State University in August 1998 and was named Executive Assistant to SDSU President Stephen L. Weber in July 2001. Prior to joining the president's office, Dr. Borden taught mass communication law and theory as well as courses in journalism. She continues to teach a graduate seminar in first amendment law each spring. She has also served as the project director for the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), where she was responsible for the administration of more than $1.5 million in grant projects. She came to academe after a lengthy career in professional journalism, including a ten-year tenure with Gannett Co. Inc., during which time she worked as an editor and publisher in a variety of media markets.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 3 edition (September 22, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534561780
• ISBN-13: 978-0534561789
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,966,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Although this book has been helpful, several of the worksheet exercises were torn out of the back of the book.