Learning to Sub-edit

For beginners editing the writing of others, as well as writers keen to tighten and improve their copy. The basic skills needed for sub-editing; a guide to understanding the approaches for differing types of text. Includes:

- What a sub-editor needs to look for
- Working to a consistent style
- When to correct and when to rewrite
- Tightening up language
- Grammar and punctuation
- Editing your own copy
- The problems of editing on screen
- How to write accurate, punchy headlines
- Captions and standfirsts
- Proof-reading on paper and on screen
- Cutting copy and making lines

Not for: Experienced sub-editors