TY - BOOK AU - Lieb,Thom TI - Editing for clear communication SN - 0697231968 U1 - 070.41 LIE PY - 1996/// CY - Madison PB - Brown & Benchmark Publishers KW - Editing KW - Publishing N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Why Bother Editing? 1 (18) ``An Editor Who Writes, a Writer Who Edits,'' 6 (2) Beth Pollock Using a Stylebook 8 (11) Part 1 Planning 19 (38) Tailoring Your Material 21 (36) ``Giving Readers What They Need,'' 45 (2) Mary Crowley Spelling 47 (10) Part 2 Editing the Copy 57 (176) Looking for Holes and Other Problems 59 (34) ``Cross-checking,'' 79 (2) Chris Zang Phrases, Clauses and Sentences 81 (12) Checking Facts 93 (34) ``Just the Facts,'' 119 (2) Liza Featherstone Misplaced Modifiers 121 (6) Legal Issues 127 (42) ``The Other Side of the Law,'' 155 (1) Paul Warren Punctuation 156 (13) Establishing an Ethical Foundation 169 (36) ``Looking in on Tonya Harding,'' 187 (2) Joe Grimm Making Words Match 189 (16) Sensitivity and Taste 205 (28) ``My View of Media Diversity,'' 225 (2) Wanda Lloyd Using Quotes 227 (6) Part 3 Presenting the Copy 233 (200) Handling Headlines 235 (48) ``Headlines That Put a New Twist on the News,'' 273 (2) James Weinstein Verbosity 275 (8) Design Part 1: Typography 283 (28) ``Designing with Type,'' 299 (3) Ann Kimberly Goldberg Michael D. Knudsen Clarity 302 (9) Design Part 2: Graphics 311 (62) ``Telling the Story with Photographs,'' 363 (2) David Griffin Misused Words Part 1 365 (8) Design Part 3: Putting the Pieces Together 373 (36) ``Editors and Designers: Speaking the Same Language,'' 397 (2) Robin A. Cormier Misused Words Part 2 399 (10) Editing for Electronic Delivery 409 (24) ``The Key to Electronic Delivery: Content,'' 421 (2) D. Claeys Bahrenburg Misused Words Part 3 423 (10) Appendix A: Copy Editing Symbols 433 (2) Appendix B: Headline Schedule 435 (4) Index 439 ER -