Through interviews with student editors, a questionnaire survey, and an analysis of editorials in high school newspapers, this study attempted to (1) discover the relative importance of, or interest in, certain topics through quantification; (2) rank these topics in order of importance; (3) determine the editorial attitude toward each topic; and…

The purpose of this book is to provide a practical guide for persons who are responsible for the issuance of the small magazine. It deals with accepted methods and techniques used in getting out such periodicals, with standards and sources of content material, with various matters relating to physical appearance, and with executive and…

Data gathered as part of a media criticism project involving 109 New England daily newspapers were reanalyzed to discover community and organizational determinants of press performance. A content analysis of essays written about the region's press was used to obtain empirical indicators of press performance. The findings suggest that management…

Writing is not the result of thinking but rather a way of thinking, and it is distinct from editing, which involves making one's writing conform to agreed upon rules. (DD)

Reviews previous research on the nature and extent of textual revisions in the Congressional Record, the official reports of the debates of Congress. Offers survey results indicating that while revisions occur, the material is sufficiently accurate in substance to allow complete rhetorical analysis and criticism. (MH)

Contains suggestions for improving the quality of writing and research methodology in articles submitted to the Reading Teacher. (MKM)

Finds that some editors of both sexes tend to reject news items about women and about persons in nontraditional sex roles. (GW)

Asserts that students need a solid background in world affairs, and that this end can be achieved by making world affairs personally meaningful to students. Describes a project that attempts to help make this connection, and supplies relevant story ideas and questions for an editing assignment. (MS)

Describes a cooperative project between the Hinsdale (Illinois) Public Library and the local schools to publish a literary magazine. Goals, selection of an editorial board, rules for contributions, promotion, a cover design contest, format, selection and editing of entries, and the layout and printing process are discussed. Sample entries are…

A financial survey of the American publishing scene (estimated net book sales, expenses for publishing and marketing professional books) is followed by descriptions of the editorial and marketing processes. Practices relating to contracts, imprints, distribution arrangements, and remainders are described noting changes in contemporary publishing…

Summarizes a survey of 41 editors of education journals on questions most often asked by inexperienced writers. Tabulated for reference are characteristics of the journals such as acceptance rates, page requirements, and weeks required for a decision. Tips for increasing the chances for an article's acceptance are offered. (MJL)

Optical Character Recognition Scanners (OCR) scan typed text and feed it directly into word processing systems, saving input time. OCRs are valuable in word processing training programs because they allow more students access to classes and more time for skill training. (MD)

Explores the use of Strunk and White's "Elements of Style" as a tool for teaching editing skills to technical writing students. Discusses a procedure for and likely results of using this work in the classroom. (HTH)

The editor of "The American School Board Journal" tells how to make educational publications more interesting and relevant to their readers. (Author/MLF)

As the song goes, "Don't know much about His -to-ry, don't know much about Tech-no-lo-gy!" But what we do know is that music technology now plays a crucial role in most schools. Fully integrating this technology requires much greater awareness. From Mozart to Madonna, technology has forever changed the field of music. Although accessing…