Writing and Editing for Digital Media

by Brian Carroll

Writing and Editing for Digital Media , 2 nd edition, 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. Writing and Editing for Digital Media also addresses the graphical, multimedia, hypertextual and interactive elements that come into play when writing for digital platforms and designing digital spaces. The book teaches students not only to create content, but also to become careful, creative managers of that content. Based on Brian Carroll's extensive experience teaching the course, this revised and updated edition pays particular attention to opportunities presented by the growth of social media and mobile media. Chapters aim A companion website with exercises and assignments gives students the tools they need to put theory into practice.

Genres: Teaching, School, Read For School

345 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Brian Carroll, a Master of Arts with Honours in Australian History, freelance writer, specialising in Australian history, economics and politics.

Reviews

[Christina]

can be very tedious to read but there are interesting things hidden away, and it's an all right resource.

[Angelien]

One of the better writing textbooks I've had for a class. The writing is accessible, timely, and interesting, and the book is well organized and does a good job of taking it's own design ideas to heart.

[Mary]

Good information. Well illustrated examples. I enjoy reading the case studies that illustrate a concept in the chapters.

[Dustin Street]

RATING RUNDOWN:
Relevance (4/5)
Pacing (4/5)
Research/Authenticity (5/5)
Craft & Voice (4/5)
Reading Experience (4/5)

Final Rating:
4.2/5

[Maren]

I rented this book for my class. I'm not sure why it couldn't be downloaded on to my Kindle device, but it did work really well on my laptop. It's the first time I've used an eBook for school with any success, the note taking and highlighting features made it easy to reference in my assignments. The chapter introductions were concise and easy to read. Some of the tables and figures were not as well written, for example the table of four categories of IQ was unclear and had contradictory information and poor word choice, ironic for a segment on Information Quality.