Working with Words: A Concise Handbook for Media Writers and Editors - Softcover

Brooks, Brian S.; Pinson, James L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312066627 ISBN 13: 9780312066628

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 1993

Synopsis

Written for journalists by journalists, Working with Words provides the examples, exercises, and rhetorical advice the Associated Press Stylebook does not. The ideal reference for journalism students, the sixth edition focuses on improving grammar and style by offering more grammar help, more on ethics, and more on writing for online media.

About this title

About the Author

BRIAN S. BROOKS is a professor and chairman of the editorial department at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. He is coauthor ofNews Reporting and Writing, Eighth Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2005), Telling the Story, Second Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004), and The Art of Editing, Eighth Edition (2005).

JAMES L. PINSON has taught journalism for more than 15 years -- at the Missouri School of Journalism and at Eastern Michigan University -- and has addressed various press groups on the subjects of grammar and other editing skills. He has also worked for newspapers in Colorado, Missouri and Michigan, and has a doctorate in journalism and a master's in creative writing.

JEAN GADDY WILSON is managing partner for media with Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc., a strategic trends analysis firm in New York City which pioneered futures planning using its trademarked STEP (Strategic Trends Evaluation Process). As an adjunct faculty member at the Missouri School of Journalism, she founded three national journalism organizations: New Directions for News; Journalism and Women's Symposium; and the National Women and Media Collection. She was a founding member of the Council of Presidents, whose members lead the editorial organizations in newspapers, and of the International Women's Media Foundation. She has served as a Pulitzer Prize Nominating Juror for Journalism, and currently serves on the IBM Advisory Board and IBM Mobile Human-Centric Computing Advisory Board.

Synopsis

This handbook provides a guide to grammar and usage, a directory of common spelling questions and a summary of wire service style. It features a chapter on sexism, racism and other "isms".

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312066627
• ISBN 13: 9780312066628
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 256