RWS 3345: Editing

The Photoshopping of the President by Pikul Corrie
How a software application brought political satire to the masses.

Special Needs: Editing Tables and Graphics by Geoffrey Hart
Discusses the difficulties associated with editing graphics.

Graphs on Steroids by John Bryan
Presents an ethical case involving two company executives Michelle and Kip Christoph. Issues discussed by these executives; Different interpretations of Kip and Michelle on the company's profits.

Responses to Graphs on Steroids by John Bryan
Delves into the problem of revised graphs in the northeast U.S. region financial performance. Presentation of the fiscal-year total graphs first prior to the quarterly profits.

Tabular Data: Finding the Best Format by Tom Tullis and Stan Fleischman
Presents the conclusions from a study on the best format of tabular data in online document.

Forty Ways to Improve Collaboration at your Newspaper by Bob Barker

Three Types of Editing by Don Bush
Focuses on the need for technical editors to know the types of editing. Kinds of documents; Editing techniques used for proposals; Preference of readers for a top-down sequence for articles.                                                                                        

Empirical Study on Collaborative Writing: What Do Co-authors Do, Use, and Like? by Sylvie Noel
Study on how  people work when they are collaborating to write a document.

Teaching Effective Feedback Skills by Matt Willen                      
Focuses on the significance of effective feedback skills in technical communication. Delegation of responsibility for development decisions to students; Establishment of protocol for providing feedback.                                                                                                                   

Click on image to see Wienot Films' video How to Give an Awsome (Power Point) Presentation.

Click on the image to see Toni Krasnic' video Visual Thinking.