Nature and scope of sub editing
- 1. Nature and Scope of Sub-Editing Dr. SHAFAYAT ALI Assistant Professor/HOD Department of Mass Comm. Govt. College of Science, Wahdat Road, Lahore
- 2. Sub-Editor Sub-Editor is a person responsible for the editing of news story. Sub- Editor plays a very important role in the publication of newspaper. Responsible to prepare a quality newspaper, Liable to determine the final content of text/News. ( Newspaper, Magazine)
- 3. Sub-Editor (cont.) Plays a central role in publication of newspaper. Performs most of the functions of the Editor. Key pillar of a Newspaper. Works in Newspapers, Magazines, News Agencies Number of Sub-Editors depends upon the Size of Publication.
- 4. Functions/ Role/ Responsibilities of Sub-Editor 1.Selection of News (Sorting) Large number of News Stories and reports form different sources. 2. Selection of Photos Select Photographs to go on the designated page in consultation with the Chief Sub-Editor / News Editor
- 5. Functions of Sub-Editor (cont.) 3.Correction of Content Responsible to check and Correct the grammatical and technical mistakes in a story. Remove Spelling mistakes and grammar errors. Check names, designations, dates etc to ensure that the copy is factually accurate
- 6. Functions of Sub-Editor (cont.) 4.Improvement There is always room for improvement in a news item and a sub-editor cannot be called a sub-editor if he doesn't make improvement in a news( language and Style) 5. Re-write the Story To make news item more simple to understandable. Simplify various ideas mentioned in news item. ( Preciseness, conciseness and exactness)
- 7. Functions of Sub-Editor (cont.) 5. Translation From one language to other language, usually English to Urdu 6. Appropriateness of Intro Loose introductory paragraph will destroy charm of entire story 7.Combine the News (Politics, Crime, Events, National days)
- 8. Functions of Sub-Editor (cont.) 8.Brief and Cohesive Trim the news story into small and coherent content. 9.Arranging the Jumbled (random, mixed up) thoughts Jumbled thoughts are not allow in a news story 10. Size of the story (Space) (Single column, 2 column, 3 column)
- 9. Functions of Sub-Editor (cont.) 11. Affixing the Headline Catchy and spicy headline 12. Proof Reading (Final proofing before send the news to page or back to News Editor) 13. Managing Page Layout/ Display 14. Write captions
- 10. Qualifications of Sub-Editor Qualities/ Merits of a Sub-Editor Linguistic Mastery Mental Alertness News Value Consciousness Ability to Compose Decisive Power Specific Terminology
- 11. Thanks!