The Layers of Magazine Editing - Hardcover

Evans, Michael Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0231128606 ISBN 13: 9780231128605

Publisher: Columbia University Press, 2004

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Book Description:

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.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0231128606
• ISBN 13: 9780231128605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256