One ideal of digital media production software and technology is open file compatibility and exchange. Unrestricted transfer and duplication facilitates professional production, but may also facilitate improper reuse. This paper describes several pedagogical concerns and curricular adaptations that have arisen in dealing with student plagiarism…

This book features rhetorically-arranged activities and assignments that connect students' everyday lives to the writing process. The individual and group assignments in the book appeal to different student learning styles and encourage an interactive approach to writing. The text is divided into four main parts: The Narrative Essay; The…

Originally presented as a speech at the Association for Education in Journalism convention, this article discusses the role of journalism educators, the importance of freedom of the press, and the need for good public relations by the press. (RB)

Discusses LDP's (Language-Designated Positions) in the federal government, with particular regard to the Library of Congress which has a large number of such positions. Describes the library's activities that require various degrees of language expertise, among them translating, cataloging, editing, and research. (MES)

Describes two software routines developed for authors of Navy training materials. SCAT (Systems for Computer Automated Typesetting) automatically composes and formats text, merging it with stored graphics, while CRES (Computer Readability Editing System) aids in writing readable text at the desired level. A six-item bibliography and eight…

Reports on the use of videoscreens at daily newspapers in Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming. Discusses the unchanged role of reporter, the changing role of the editor, and the changing relationship between newsroom staff and the back shop. (JMF)

Points out the need for accurate communications in today's office. Discusses two types of errors made in written communications: those detected by visual analysis and by content analysis. Examines recognizing the need for accuracy, correcting mistakes, and how to teach students proofreading and editing skills. (CT)

College students' subjective evaluations of newspaper articles became increasingly negative as errors of logic, word use, and omission increased. (FL)

Discusses the results of two surveys among newspaper editors and readers about newspaper attributes and readers' interest. Results indicate a compromise caused by the marketing approach. (JMF)

Proposes that scholastic journalists should not shortchange the importance of words under, beside, or below photographs. Notes that in-depth cutlines and captions for scholastic publications and photographs can help hook the reader into the feature on the page; extend the visual coverage of a photograph's content; and give readers specific…

Provides a historical review of copymarking, a conceptual description of various types of copymarks, and a taxonomy of copymarks used in electronic conversion systems. Issues raised by the development of document interchange standards and conversion systems are reviewed, and implications for future research on documents and document processing are…

Describes the author's experiences as an editor of children's books. Some of the fundamentals of juvenile nonfiction are summarized, and several books from the 1960s, '70s and '80s are mentioned. Recognition of nonfiction works by children's book award committees is also discussed. (MES)

Discusses the origins of librarians' concern with their image and reviews an analysis of the issue in the literature from 1921-78. The image presented in three major national library journals--American Libraries, Library Journal, and Wilson Library Bulletin--are then examined together with opinions of the journal editors for the period from…

Users of desktop publishing may be distracted from clear communication by the advanced features of the technology. Common problems include irregularly-shaped blocks of copy, angled type, excessive underlining, widows and orphans, unequal spacing, excessive hyphenation, exaggerated tabs and indents, grammatical errors, cramped logos and addresses,…