Writing and editing for digital media /
Brian Carroll.
- Second edition.
- New York : Routledge, 2014.
- xiii, 332 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Revised and updated edition of: Writing for digital media. 2010.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Writing for digital media -- Comparing digital and analog media -- Editing for digital media -- Writing for digital media II : tools & techniques -- Editing for digital media II : style & voice -- Designing & building digital spaces & places -- Writing for blogs -- Journalism for a digital age -- Developing a strategy for social media -- Digital media & the law -- Appendix A. The core values of digital journalism -- Appendix B. Freelance writer pay rates.
This title teaches students how to write effectively for digital spaces - whether crafting a story for a website, blogging or using Twitter to cover a breaking news story or event. The lessons and exercises in each chapter help students build a solid understanding of the ways that digital communications have introduced opportunities for dynamic storytelling and multi-directional communication.