Editors talk about editing: conversations about craft, meaning and judgment

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    Abstract

    The work of "editing" is by and large something that happens behind the scenes, noticed only when it is done badly, or not done at all. There is not much information about what editors do. The result is that editing is not often talked about in its own right - not even by the people who do it. This collection of interviews attempts to fill some of the gaps. The author, a former editor herself, interviews practitioners at the top of their game - from newspapers, magazines, broadcast news, book publishing, scholarly editing, academic publishing and digital curation. The interviewees think out loud about creativity and human judgment; what they have in common and what makes them different; how editing skills and culture can be shared; why editing continues to fascinate; and why any of this might matter.
    Original languageEnglish
    Place of PublicationNew York
    PublisherPeter Lang
    Number of pages217
    ISBN (Electronic)9781454190752
    ISBN (Print)9781433120039 , 9781433120046
    Publication statusPublished - 2015

    Keywords

    • publishing, editing, journalism, communication, mass media, writing,

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