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Reporting and Editing: Tools of a Sub Editor and Editing on Computer

Editors

Editor has an important role in print media. He edits the contents. He decides what story to be published, how it should be published, its length, place where it will be published and so on. In a newspaper, the top most post is that of a Chief Editor under whom there are Managing editors, desk chiefs and sub editors. In the modern times, there are editors for each section like sports editor, economic editor etc.

Editing a Copy

Reporter write down th facts he has collected and submit it to the sub editors. The functions of sub editors are listed below:

  • Ensure the story is written in good language, there are no spelling mistakes or any kind of grammatical errors.
  • Cross check the facts with the reporter.
  • Adds background information to the news if necessary, from the library.
  • Fix a suitable, catchy and attractive title to the news.
  • Includes photographs or graphs if necessary.
  • Condense the story to fit into the space given to it.
  • Decides whether to give a by-line or not.

Tools of a Sub Editor

Illustration: Tools of a Sub Editor

Editing on Computer

Newspaper production is one area where technological revolution has made sweeping changes. Drafting, editing, adding photos and graphs, setting up pages, alignments and all other works can bed ne in a computer itself. Regional languages also have keyboards on their scripts now days.

Layout of Pages

Each newspaper has a different layout though all have eight columns in each page. Types or fonts used by newspapers also differ from paper to paper. Preparing the page of the newspaper is called page making. Page layout is an art. Each page is different in a paper. At the same time there is continuity also. Picture editing is also a part of the page layout.

Ethics of Reporting

Press freedom is the right to publish news without any control. But this doesn՚t imply that anything on anybody can be published without any restrictions. It must be ensured that all the news printed re factual, focused and true. It should not contain anything that hinders the nationalism and propagate communalism or obscenity or vulgarism. If a report published in the paper defames the reputation of a person, that individual can file a defamation case in the court of law. The editor, printer or publisher is liable to be punished either individually or jointly.