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| Duration: | Two Days | ||||||||||||||||||
| Public Course: | £595 + VAT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Individual tuition: | £990 + VAT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Course Times: | 10am - 4.30pm | ||||||||||||||||||
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Sub-editing: Introduction
This practical course is designed to help you develop the skills you need to be an outstanding Sub-editor; an orderly mind, scepticism, an eye for detail and accuracy and the ability to work quickly under pressure.
Who should attend
This two day course is ideal for those new to sub-editing as well as writers and journalists who wish to tighten and fine-tune their own copy.
Key Topics
Six essential subbing checks
When and how to edit copy
Subbing features and news stories
Writing headlines
Keeping the writer happy
Subbing your own copy
Media Law
Course Content
| Developing the subs eye , the six essential checks and when to edit copy How to spot errors The six routine checks that will uncover the majority of potential errors in copy When to change copy and when to leave it alone Subbing features, opinion pieces and news stories The different structure of features, opinion pieces and news stories and how to sub each When to cut and when to rewrite Editing copy to fit What you can and cant do to an opinion piece How to edit news stories to ensure they are written correctly Writing headlines, standfirsts, captions and other sells This is the most creative part of subbing, the most fun and the most important in terms of getting a reader to actually read a story: Creating eye-catching sells The secrets of writing a good headline A foolproof guide to proofing Good proofreading techniques Tips on keeping the writer happy How to have good working relations with your writers Writer and Sub-editor How to sub your own copy Spotting your own errors What subs need to know about media law Spotting potentially expensive legal errors Legal points you must be aware of and what to do if you are unsure |