重庆大学新闻学院新闻采访与写作英文课件 Chapter12.pptVIP

Chapter 12 Editors The most important job No one has a more important job in today’s media environment than the editor. Editors take on responsibilities far beyond those of a writer. 1.Who is the editor? People who have wide responsibilities that extend over several people and have some broader effect on the news organization. 1.1.The head of the news organization may simply be referred to as the “editor” or the “editor-in-chief”. 1.2.Other editors head departments within the news organizations. These may be news editors, sports editors, business editors, lifestyle editors, graphics editors, and photo editors. 1.3.Copy editor. Be charged with reading the words produced by the writer and is central to the editorial process. 1.4.Design/layout editor. Be responsible for how the publication( or web site) looks. 2.Traits of an Editor 2.1.Agile minds 2.2.Be able to find out mistakes and to question what they do not understand. 2.3.Know what kind of publication they are producing. 3.The Editor-Writer Relationship Editing is a partnership that an editor enters into with the writer. At the reporting and writing stage of journalism, the writer is the senior partner in the relationship with the editor. At the editing stage, the editor becomes the senior partner. Partner is the key word. How to operate in this relationship? Both the writer and editor recognize the strengths that they bring to the process. 3.1.Writer Be the expert on the subject and substance of the writing. Be the expert in the approach the story takes. 3.2.Editor 4.What the Editor Must Do 4.1.Editor’s duty to the copy. An editor should ensure that a story is accurate, complete, precise, and efficient. 4.1.1.Accuracy Accuracy is the chief goal of the editing process. 4.1.2.Completeness A story does not raise questions that it fails to answer. The writer and editor have included enough information in the story. 4.1.3.Precision Precision has to do with the use of the language and the proper style for