Describes a strategy to increase students' awareness of journalistic ethics through making ethics the topic of news stories. (KS)

Describes the editing of Hugh Lofting's "Doctor Dolittle" books in order to remove racial slurs. Stresses that the books are high quality children's literature. (ARH)

Examines the relationship between editors and writers and cites traits of a good editor, such as knowing language and knowing people and not giving writers more suggestions in one sitting than they can handle. (DF)

Examines the steps in the process of editing a manuscript and discusses the positive aspects of being an editor, such as being able to meet a wide variety of people and to learn about a range of subjects. (DF)

Argues for the analyzing, studying, and describing of text pages as configurations of columns and lines and as constallations of alphabets. (FL)

Is evidence of scholarly publication a sound basis for considerations of tenure and promotion?--yes and no. (MM)

Looks at some of the major editorial and financial problems facing student newspapers. (Editor)

Despite the seemingly endless rules concerning them, commas have only two functions: they either separate or set off. (Author)

Proofreading can be tedious and boring, especially if it is approached as correcting errors. But proofreading is not correcting errors so much as reviewing the paper for ideas and for readability. Sometimes classmates can help a student proofread--they can help assess the draft, propose some alternative solutions, and make some choices. This paper…

One ideal of digital media production software and technology is open file compatibility and exchange. Unrestricted transfer and duplication facilitates professional production, but may also facilitate improper reuse. This paper describes several pedagogical concerns and curricular adaptations that have arisen in dealing with student plagiarism…

This book features rhetorically-arranged activities and assignments that connect students' everyday lives to the writing process. The individual and group assignments in the book appeal to different student learning styles and encourage an interactive approach to writing. The text is divided into four main parts: The Narrative Essay; The…

Originally presented as a speech at the Association for Education in Journalism convention, this article discusses the role of journalism educators, the importance of freedom of the press, and the need for good public relations by the press. (RB)

Discusses LDP's (Language-Designated Positions) in the federal government, with particular regard to the Library of Congress which has a large number of such positions. Describes the library's activities that require various degrees of language expertise, among them translating, cataloging, editing, and research. (MES)

Describes two software routines developed for authors of Navy training materials. SCAT (Systems for Computer Automated Typesetting) automatically composes and formats text, merging it with stored graphics, while CRES (Computer Readability Editing System) aids in writing readable text at the desired level. A six-item bibliography and eight…