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Australian College of Journalism & Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Education Direct) 

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Course Number: 94220 
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 What you need to know 
Previous study required: 
The great news is that you don't need any previous experience to take this course. 
Exam details: 
This course includes 9 written assessments that you complete as part of your course work and then forward to your tutor. 

Once your tutor has marked and graded your work they will send it back to you with their comments. 

Completion of your course:
Upon completion of this course you will be awarded a Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Education Direct) Sub-Editing for Newspapers, Magazines and TV Certificate. Also, on completion of this course you will receive a 12 months FREE Media Pass. 

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Sub-Editing for Newspapers, Magazines & TV 

With this distance learning course, learn how to plan out and edit news copy, correct grammatical errors, write headlines and sub-headlines and cut and rewrite copy. 

The Australian College of Journalism and Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Education Direct) Sub-Editing for Newspapers, Magazines and TV course teaches you all you need to know to cover one of the most important cornerstones of news presentation. 

Recently merged, these companies are now able to provide you with greater training opportunities. The Australian College of Journalism has provided specialist courses for over 20 years, and over that time have become a well known and respected distance education provider. And Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Education Direct) is the world's leading provider of consumer-based distance education. 

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A definition: sub editing 

Copy editing is the process by which an editor makes formatting changes and other improvements to text. Copy, in this case a noun, refers to material (such as handwritten or typewritten pages) to be set (as in typesetting) for printing. A person who performs the task of copy editing is called a copy editor. 

There is no single, universal form for the term. In magazine and book publishing, it is often written as one word (copyediting). The newspaper industry writes the expression as two words (copy editing) or hyphenates it (copy-editing), and the hyphenated form is probably the one most commonly used in Britain. Similarly, the term copy editor may be spelled as one word, two words, or hyphenated. 

In British newspaper and magazine publishing (though not in book publishing), the job is generally called sub-editing. (Source: Copy editing: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia). 

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Key areas of learning - Sub-Editing for Newspapers, Magazines & TV  

  • The Role of the Sub-Editor 
  • Structure of an effective news story 
  • Sub-editing for newspapers, magazines and TV 
  • Headlines, leading news and breaking news 
  • Sub-Editing I: house style 
  • Journalists, the media and the law 
  • News layout and design principles 
  • Sub-Editing II: check the facts 
  • Planning for publication or broadcast 
  • Online sub-editing 
  • Final copy; hot copy 

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The benefits 

If you are ready to learn new skills, improve existing skills, make more money, get a better job, launch or advance in a career or start your own business, Thomson Education Direct can help you, as it does thousands of people, year after year. 

  • Study at your own place. In the comfort of your own home, while traveling to or from work, or even while you're on holidays. It's up to you. 
  • At your own pace. As there are no classes, you work at a pace that suits you, making learning easier. 
  • In your own time. You choose when you want to study. Anytime! 
  • With qualified tutors. Tutors are qualified in their field with many years of experience. Many are industry leaders, there to provide advice, assess your work and answer your questions. 
  • And learning materials are included. Everything you need to successfully complete your course is included, saving you money. 
  • At a price you can afford. Courses are competitively priced, allowing you to afford the course you want. 
  • With an experienced organisation. Since 1921, Thomson Education Direct has provided quality home training for over 600,000 people. 
  • Nationally accredited. Many courses are nationally accredited by ANTA (Australian National Training Authority) and by VETAB (Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board), which means that your course has been prepared to standards accepted by industry and government. 
  • Recognition of Prior Learning. Formal recognition for your existing knowledge and skills, so you don't have to spend time having to re learn what you already know, or demonstrate skills you can already perform. 
  • Code of Conduct. There is a strict code of conduct and ethics in place to protect you. 

Study at home to get the training you need and the job you want, without leaving your front door. Today, distance learning is recognised as one of the most convenient methods of education. 

Extra learning materials included in the Sub-Editing for Newspapers, Magazines & TV course 

  • Style Manual for Authors and Editors 
  • Media Markets Annual Directory 

 

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subjects covered 

The role of the Sub-editor 

  • What makes a good Sub-editor 
  • Good taste subbing 
  • The sub-editing environment 
  • The professional Sub at work 

 

News layout and design principles 

  • Crafting the layout - how to design a layout for your newspaper 
  • Layout tips and tricks for lively headings 
  • Working with Writers and Designers 
  • Effective scanning of words and images 

Structure of an effective news story 

  • An editorial evolution 
  • Broadcast news 
  • Media model 
  • The Sub-editor's role in news transformation 

Sub-editing II: check the facts 

  • The value of checking 
  • Establishing credibility 
  • Facts and figures - finding the shortcuts 
  • Your sub-editing toolkit 

Sub-editing for newspapers, magazines and TV 

  • The modern print sub at work 
  • Sub-editor's mandate 
  • The art of proofreading 
  • Various television formats 

Planning for publication or broadcast 

  • Schedules and assignments 
  • Making news - roles people play 
  • Newsroom protocol 
  • Editing a television news story 

Headlines, leading news and breaking news 

  • The art of writing headlines 
  • Leads for print and television 
  • Scripting news leads in the electronic media 
  • Increasing your work power with compelling leads 

Online sub-editing 

  • The internet 
  • Subbing on the web 
  • Web research 
  • Overcoming bad information 

Sub-editing I: house style 

  • Exploring styles 
  • Providing conventional standards 
  • The great house style debate 
  • Web styles 

Final copy; hot copy 

  • Copy which sells newspapers and magazines 
  • How television news copy holds an audience 
  • Subbing ordinary text into attention-grabbing news and news features 
  • Sourcing hot news 

Journalists, the media and the law 

  • Newspaper law 
  • Naming juvenile offenders and
    recognising sub judice 
  • What is prima facie? 
  • Freedom of speech and censorship 
 
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