Institute of Commercial Management | Qualification Subject

Sub-editing

ICM Professional Diploma Unit

Quark

  • What is Quark?
  • Technology and the sub

Editorial Production

  • Creating news
  • Newsroom
  • Copytaster
  • Measuring the news
  • News patterns
  • Production
  • Production start up

Design and Typography

  • Format
  • Balance of contents
  • Roles
  • Designing the pages
  • Typography
  • Using type
  • Design workshop

Pictures

  • Role of pictures
  • Sources
  • Photo briefing
  • Choosing pictures
  • Editing pictures
  • Design

Text

  • Editing
  • Checking sources
  • Making it fit
  • Editing the page
  • Order and shape
  • Introduction
  • Delayed drop
  • Story sequence
  • Quotes
  • Geography
  • Time

Language

  • Sentence
  • Paragraphs
  • Punctuation
  • Right word
  • Cliches
  • Vogue words
  • Misused words
  • House style
  • Journalese

Writing Headlines

  • Words
  • Symbols
  • Accuracy
  • Headline punctuation
  • Abbreviations
  • Content

Headline Typography

  • Shape
  • Arrangement
  • Type style
  • Character counts
  • Spacing
  • Creativity
  • Alternative words
  • Caption writing
  • Contents bills

Rewriting

  • When to rewrite
  • Revising and editionising

Subbing and the Law

  • Legal traps
  • Privilege

Handling a Running Story

  • Dealing with the text

Features

  • Planning and design
  • Editing and projection

Example Candidate Response Booklet

Example Candidate Response (ECR) Booklets are a source of crucial information for Centres and Candidates as they use real candidate responses. We ask Senior Examiners to comment on five or more responses in terms of why the mark was awarded with commentary about how to improve the answer (if necessary).

Recommended Reading

Main Text:

New Subediting: Apple-Mac, QuarkXpress and After (Media Manuals) 

Indicative Text:

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