Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Post 3

1. Editor
The Editor's role is to edit
draft material in order to make it suitable for publication. They usually deal in correcting spelling and grammar plus looking at the accuracy, fairness and taste of stories set to be published. They may also be required to check certain facts and also rewrite certain pieces of information. All facets of the Print Media require an Editor. It is such a pivotal role that there are usually many different editor's enlisted by a company who are usually governed by an Editor in Chief or Executive Editor who's responsible for all material that is to be published.

2. Columnist
The Columnist's work is to write for a publication in a series. They are are usually strongly opinionated and also focus on a specific field of interest or expertise. They also usually appear on a daily basis in their repected outlet, usually appearing daily or weekly. There are a number of different areas of column writing including Advice, Gossip and Humour Columnists. Some columnists have come to celebrity status, being the sole reason why some people buy their respected publication. Most printed media outlets have very few columnists.

3. Critic
A critic's role is to critique certain forms of art for publication. Critic's can assess films, art, music, television and books. This is usually to give the reader an informed choice when it comes to art. Critic's have become a large part in modern publications, usually with whole sections devoted to art critiquement. Not unlike the Editor, Most printed media outlets also have a large amount of critic's employed in order to offer a varied opinion and also deal with the large amount of films, television and books required to review..

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