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JRN 202

Copy Editing Essentials

Editors make decisions about what journalists say and how they say it. Students will explore the selection and presentation of ideas through text and image, with an emphasis on the fundamentals of editing text, including such issues as consistency of style, grammar, syntax, proofreading disciplines and production practices. The art of headline and other display writing is also introduced and practised. Appropriate for a range of media. (Replaces first half of JRN 51A/B.)
Weekly Contact: Lab: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

(JRN 121 and JRN 199 and JRN 124) or (JRN 272 and JRN 273)

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

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