CHAPTER 15

Editing in Other Fields

 

Many students who take journalism classes are preparing for careers in fields other than newspapers, magazines, radio, TV or the Internet. Rather than writing or editing news, many of them will make a living writing press releases or advertising copy, and some will edit books. We’d like to take a brief look here at the role editing plays in these other career choices for journalism majors: public relations, advertising and book publishing.

image JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN PUBLIC RELATIONS AND ADVERTISING

Public relations and advertising—unlike newspapers, magazines, newsletters, the Web, radio, television and books—aren’t ...

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