Concludes that public relations people view editors' newspaper positions fairly accurately but that the reverse is not true. (FL)

Describes computer program in Microsoft Basic which performs the following transformation and printout functions on downloaded files: removes field labels and citation numbers from file; removes search statements, error messages, and sign-off/billing output; allows operator to create headings; allows operator to view, delete, or print file from…

The Datafusion Analysis System (DAS) is a new type of system that allows the interaction of conventional video equipment with a minicomputer. (Author/ER)

Suggests that editing is both a skill that can be taught and an attitude for accuracy. (RB)

Details a study showing that copyeditors working on newspapers that have had video display terminals for at least two years edited more slowly, but made fewer errors than those who edited on paper. (FL)

Offers a model of the writing process that is based on a review of recent research and the author's experiences as a writer and teacher. Explains these stages in the writing process: (1) prewriting, (2) exploratory writing, (3) developmental writing, (4) external revision, and (5) "last looks." (RL)

Discusses how authors choose the kind of journal to submit an article to and how they write different kinds of articles for different kinds of journals, explores the range of journals available, discusses the editor's functions and "refereeing," and describes the total publishing process, from manuscript receipt to journal issue. (Author)

Elsevier, the largest publisher of scientific journals, has removed journal articles from its database, often without providing reasons. The usual reason for removing an article is fear of copyright litigation, but critics of the policy fear that information gaps or misleading lack of data will develop. (SLD)

Looks at the experiences of Richard Gilbert, reporter and assistant editor for "The Herald Telephone," a daily newspaper in Bloomington, Indiana, and discusses Gilbert's suggested guidelines for high school journalism advisers. (MS)

Argues that most levels-of-editing systems focus on issues important to the technical editor at the expense of the issue most important to author and audience: technical content. Redesigns the lowest level of editing in order to better serve the author in the limited time available to produce a document. (SR)

Discusses grammatical arthritis (an internal buildup of rules that hinders writing flexibility); four new "rules" (concerning "data is,""none are,""hopefully," and the restrictive "which"); attitudes toward English grammar; how to be a helpful editor; and where to learn about grammar. (SR)

Shares reflections of past and current editors of "The Reading Teacher" on the persons, contents, and events associated with the journal across its more than four decades. (MG)

Argues that the greatest value of technical communicators accrue not from style book editing but from "content editing." Offers suggestions for content editing. (SR)