Editing II BWR302

This course is designed for self-editors, aspiring professional editors and desktop publishers. Its aim is to develop the students understanding of the editing processes. Develop a capacity to edit a broad range of publishing material including both print and electronic media, text and graphics, commercial and non commercial material.

There are eight lessons in this module as follows:

1. Introduction to Editing -State of the Art
2. Editing & Design
3. Headings, Headlines & Captions
4. Graphics
5. Refining Text Exiting -common traps
6. Matching Style and Context
7. Legal and Ethical Issues
8. Editing Project

• To review the current state of editing, determining its scope, nature and trends
• To identify and edit text errors that commonly occur in a variety of publishing situations.
• To write and edit a variety of different headings and captions.
• To select, edit and mark up graphic illustrations
• To edit the layout or design of a publication
• To identify an appropriate style for the context of a publication, and edit the text to match the determined style.
• To edit text in order to remove legal and/or ethical risks
• Apply a broad range of skills to editing of a lengthy manuscript in a balanced way

Copyright is an intellectual property right protecting things that are created by a person\'s skill, labour and investment in time and money. You will find that most published works will state (usually in the first few pages) that no part of the publication can be reproduced in any material form without the written permission of the copyright holder.

The law is designed to protect an individual\'s own material such as articles, programmes, scripts or songs, as well as those who publish the material such as newspapers, broadcasts and film and music producers.

In relevance to the media, copyright is a serious consideration. It determines the extent to which a quotation or the work of a third party can be used in an article or broadcast. A writer as well as the print and broadcast media can maximise the potential of their own work (for example, an exclusive interview or first-seen footage of an event) and prevent others from using it. This is a powerful advantage in the media industry.

Copyright does not extend to an idea, nor is there copyright in news. Anyone can report on an event however the way the information is expressed is what is considered protected work and cannot be copied (ie. word for word) nor can the footage or photography be used.

This course is designed for self editors, aspiring professional editors and desktop publishers. Its aim is to develop the student\'s understanding of the editing processes. Develop a capacity to edit an broad range of publishing material including both print and electronic media, text and graphics, commercial and non commercial material.