Watch Your Words: The Rowman and Littlefield Language Skills Handbook for Journalists - Softcover

Dunsky, Marda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742529967 ISBN 13: 9780742529960

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

Synopsis

Journalists trade in words. Using language accurately, clearly, and consistently is part of their job - and this skill is equally important for writers and editors. Watch Your Words is designed as a handbook for quick and accessible classroom and newsroom use. Consistent with The Associated Press Stylebook, it establishes a baseline for language-skills knowledge in the areas of punctuation, grammar and usages as well as AP style. Self-tests, answer keys, and sections on spelling and copy-editing symbols also are included. For information on how to bundle this book with other Rowman & Littlefield textbooks, contact textbooks@rowman.com.

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Review

Watch Your Words offers complete, concise, and cogent explanations and examples of grammar and punctuation as well as Associated Press style rules; both instructors and students will value it as a resource. It should be recommended, if not required, reading for students in English, speech, mass communications, and other communications classes. -- Marijane Wernsman, Texas Tech University A concise, focused, and useful text that potentially replaces a shelf full of grammar books not aimed at journalists. -- Rosanne V. Pagano, University of Alaska, Anchorage

About the Author

Marda Dunsky has taught editing at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, for a decade.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742529967
• ISBN 13: 9780742529960
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80