Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers (Pimlico)

Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers (Pimlico)

Language: English

Pages: 320

ISBN: B0049U48BO

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Essential English is an indispensable guide to the use of words as tools of communication. It is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organisations.

FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED BY CRAWFORD GILLAN

RECOMMENDED BY THE SOCIETY OF EDITORS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

respect of commercial value’. An American bid to gain British scientists Westinghouse advertised and 24 Dounreay scientists have answered the advertisement. Atomic plants Fast-breeder reactor at Dounreay and design establishment at Risley. Tempting salaries Salaries three to five times the present salaries. Westinghouse understood to offer £3,000 to £7,000 for a scientific officer, rising to £15,000 to £35,000 for the best senior staff. Salaries at Dounreay range from £1,100 to £5,000

lurch through this story with no clear idea where they are going or what is going on. It is left to the last paragraph for at least someone’s guidance that the crisis really is considered dangerous. What the text editor has to do is give the reader a God’s eye view of the crisis; to relate the events in one capital to the events in another; and to introduce assessment and background and action where they help the reader’s understanding and carry the story forward. The same events were presented

précis writer. There are, it is true, grades of creativity. Speed is valued more than polish on some newspapers. On a busy evening newspaper the text editors will at times find stories arriving far faster than they can edit them. There is little time for polish. They concentrate on the right length, the right news point and the headline, and then get on to the next story. In Britain the text editor on a serious newspaper employing specialist staff writers will be expected to do less than on a

elaboration. Editing on agency copy. 11. In a big tank battle for the Pakistani town of Sialkot, near the Kashmir border, India claimed her troops had made some advances but Pakistan said the Indians had been beaten back. On the central front near Lahore, similar claims and counter-claims were made. On the southern most front Pakistan claimed to have occupied a major part of Indian territory. India said her troops had thrust further into Pakistani Kashmir. Pakistani planes reported

take-over nationalise (vb) acquire grab take over nationalised (adj) state state-run necessary (adj) needed negotiate (vb) bargain confer discuss haggle meet talk negotiation (n) haggle parley talk(s) neighbourhood (n) area district locality place region town zone nominate (vb) appoint call choose invest name propose return term nomination (n) place seat ticket

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