1浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语浙江省诸暨市草塔中学高中英语 UnitUnit 4 4 MakingMaking thethe newsnews WhatWhat DoesDoes AnAn EditorEditor DoDo 素材素材 新人教版必修新人教版必修 5 5An editor corrects and prepares writing for publication. Three kinds of editing many editorial services offer are proofreading, content editing, and consulting and creative editing, or rewriting.Proofreading marks the document for types, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and errors in word usage.Content editing includes proofreading notations, and also analyzes reports and makes suggestions for word choice, figures of speech, sentence and paragraph structure and style, and overall readability.Consulting and creative editing includes proofreading and content editing, and also works with the writer to determine the target audience, define and project an identity, and design or redesign the document to connect with and convince the target audience.Here are some examples of proofreading, content editing and consulting and creative editing:The original paragraphIt is my painful duty to inform you that circumstances forced me to request the Finance Manager to relinquish his position. This action was not taken lightly and without incontrovertible evidence. Information received last Friday confirmed suspicions rose after taking the position concerning the misrepresentation of facts both before and after his appointment as to the holding of a doctorate. He has submitted his resignation effective January 22 1999.The proofread paragraphIt is my painful duty to inform you that circumstances forced me to request the finance manager to relinquish his position. This action was not taken lightly or without incontrovertible evidence. Information received last Friday 2confirmed suspicions rose after taking the position conceming the misrepresentation of facts both before and after his appointment as to the holding of a doctorate. He has submitted his resignation effective January 22, 1999.The edited paragraphI am sorry to inform you that I have asked the finance manager to resign his position. I took this action because the company has evidence that this employee misrepresented his educational qualifications. The resignation is effective January 22, 1999.The recreated paragraphEffective January 22, 1999, the finance manager has resigned his position with XXX Company. Each revision reflects a decision about what and how much to change. A good editor works with the client to communicate clearly and concisely.Some practical things1.1. BrainstormingBrainstorming meetingsmeetingsHave them, but youll need a few roles to make them work. Sometimes I schedule them and make attendance mandatory. These meetings always have a topic, announced in advance. It might be something as simple as, “How can we come up with a great story for Mothers Day“ or it might be to explore some broader topic in the news, such as, “What can we do that no one else is doing on how DNA evidence is affecting the criminal justice system.“Keep the meeting on the subject and never have one without a topic or it will turn into a useless bull session or maybe even a gripe session.More often, the brainstorming sessions are held standing up, in the middle of our newsroom, over some story that is in the news or some issue that is suddenly on our minds.It is vital to foster an environment in which these discussions happen spontaneously, and anyone in the room feels free to start them.Whether the meetings happen spontaneously or are scheduled, there is one 3golden rule. No one is allowed to say something is a bad idea. It kills discussion. And a lot of the best ideas are the ones that may sound stupid at first because they are different. The obligation of everyone in the brainstorming session should be to run with the idea and see where it leads. The prevailing ethic of these meetings should be this thought: if we were to proceed with this idea, what would we do?2.2. GoGo forfor walkswalks outsideoutsideGet out of the office as much as you can, especially if you are a manager and actually have an office. In the office, it is hard for an editor to shed the illusion that he has power, and this can make it difficult for folks to talk freely in front of you. The worst place you can be if you want your staffs best thinking is on your throne behind your desk. It s not that getting out of the office fools anybody. They still understand the power relationships. But when you are outside, walking together, the symbols of editor power are absent and both you and your staffer can be more relaxed. The conversation changes from underling-boss to two folks who care about journalism having a chat. This more than a good way to talk to staff about story ideas or about their work. I think it is the way to conduct job interviews. I always take job candidates out of the office for a stroll to Central Park. On these jaunts, the candidates personality tree personality is likely to come out, and since you will be