sub-editors - One Man & His Blog

Ignorance of tech is not an excuse, journalists

Some things just bring out my inner sub-editor. Take, for example, this tweet: Also according to @brightonargus I uploaded a 'snatch' to my 'blogsite'… http://t.co/2b5taNjiY1 LOL— Beth Granter (@bethgranter) January 13, 2014 No, they couldn’t have got it that badly

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andrew marr

Is Andrew Marr getting very pretentious...

…or does a sub on the *Telegraph*‘s iPad edition need their knuckles rapped?

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community

Links for the Weekend Ahead

Because, let’s face it, there’s no way you should be reading this on a Friday evening. 🙂 - Steve Yelvington has a very useful guide to [seven things you need to bear in mind while developing communities](http://www.yelvington.com/content/seven-keys-building-healthy-online-community)

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cms

A CMS wish list

Covers all stages of the workflow, from something being commissioned to it being published (in print or on the web) Is happy with copy, print layout, web page layout, and images (as well as other media) Shows the relationship (if any) between these elements,

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digital journalism

Subbing in the Age of Live Stories

Karl’s busy responding to comments on his post about subbing. But I think he saved the most important bit of his post for last: One of the differences between the web and print media is that the web can be used for interactive,

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journalism

Greenslade: The Sub-Editor is Redundant

Roy Greenslade, writing on his *Guardian *blog, paints a far harsher picture of the future of the sub-editor than Karl did in his post: So I stand by what I said yesterday that we should accept that the current level of subbing numbers could

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headlines

How to Write Great Web Headlines

A couple of subbing-inclined colleagues of mine here at RBI have been running a great blog for the language love called The Engine Room for a while now, even though one of them has finally escaped the fabled brown towers of Sutton. Now, I

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editing

Journalists Versus Sub-Editors: It's War

First of all, Giles Coren unleashed the rage so many journalists have felt when subs thoughtlessly butcher their copy. The subs then struck back with a slightly whiny complaint about his rude language. And where am I tracking this? Daring Fireball, an Apple-focused blog.