Editing Task
An Editing Task is an information processing task that modifies information items to improve content quality, accuracy, and effectiveness.
- AKA: Editorial Task, Revision Task.
- Context:
- Task Input: Information Item, Editing Guidelines, Quality Standards
- Task Output: Edited Content, Edit History, Change Log
- Task Performance Measure: Editing Quality Metrics such as error reduction rate, consistency score, and readability improvement
- It can typically transform Information Items through content modification processes.
- It can typically correct Content Errors through error detection and correction processes.
- It can typically enhance Content Clarity through structural reorganization and language refinement.
- It can typically ensure Content Consistency through style standardization and formatting alignment.
- It can typically improve Content Flow through transition enhancement and logical sequencing.
- It can typically verify Content Accuracy through fact checking and source verification.
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- It can often involve Content Condensation through redundancy elimination and conciseness optimization.
- It can often require Content Expansion through detail addition and context enrichment.
- It can often include Content Adaptation through audience targeting and purpose alignment.
- It can often facilitate Content Collaboration through revision tracking and feedback integration.
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- It can range from being a Light Editing Task to being a Heavy Editing Task, depending on its editing depth.
- It can range from being a Technical Editing Task to being a Creative Editing Task, depending on its editing focus.
- It can range from being a Single-Pass Editing Task to being a Multi-Pass Editing Task, depending on its editing iteration count.
- It can range from being a Manual Editing Task to being an Automated Editing Task, depending on its editing automation level.
- It can range from being a Copy Editing Task to being a Developmental Editing Task, depending on its editing scope.
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- It can utilize Editing Tools for content modification.
- It can employ Style Guides for consistency maintenance.
- It can integrate with Content Management Systems for workflow coordination.
- It can interface with Publishing Platforms for content distribution.
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- Example(s):
- Information Item Type Editing Tasks, such as:
- Structured Information Item Editing Tasks, such as:
- Textual Information Item Editing Tasks, such as:
- Developmental Editing Tasks, such as:
- Substantive Editing Tasks, such as:
- Copy Editing Tasks, such as:
- Proofreading Tasks, such as:
- Media-Specific Editing Tasks, such as:
- Text Editing Tasks, such as:
- Visual Media Editing Tasks, such as:
- Audio Editing Tasks, such as:
- Digital Content Editing Tasks, such as:
- Domain-Specific Editing Tasks, such as:
- Scientific Editing Tasks, such as:
- Legal Editing Tasks, such as:
- Business Editing Tasks, such as:
- Specialized Editing Tasks, such as:
- Translation Editing Task for cross-language accuracy verification.
- Accessibility Editing Task for content accessibility improvement.
- SEO Editing Task for search engine optimization.
- Character-String Auto-Completion Task for text input efficiency.
- Ontology Editing Task for knowledge structure refinement.
- Code Editing Task for software code improvement.
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- Information Item Type Editing Tasks, such as:
- Counter-Example(s):
- Content Creation Task, which generates new content rather than improving existing information items.
- Content Review Task, which evaluates content without making modifications.
- Content Translation Task, which converts content between languages rather than improving quality within a language.
- Content Analysis Task, which examines content patterns without implementing changes.
- Content Deletion Task, which removes content entirely rather than improving it.
- See: Information Processing Task, Information Item, Document Editing, Text Repair, Editor, Editorial Process, Content Quality, Publishing Task, Writing Task, Revision Process, Editing System, Copy Editing, Proofreading, Content Management.
References
2018
- (Wikipedia, 2018) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing Retrieved:2018-8-5.
- Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, and many other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete work. [1] The editing process often begins with the author's idea for the work itself, continuing as a collaboration between the author and the editor as the work is created. As such, editing can involve creative skills, human relations and a precise set of methods. There are various editorial positions in publishing. Typically, one finds editorial assistants reporting to the senior-level editorial staff and directors who report to senior executive editors. Senior executive editors are responsible for developing a product for its final release. The smaller the publication, the more these roles overlap. The top editor at many publications may be known as the chief editor, executive editor, or simply the editor. A frequent and highly regarded contributor to a magazine may acquire the title of editor-at-large or contributing editor. Mid-level newspaper editors often manage or help to manage sections, such as business, sports and features. In U.S. newspapers, the level below the top editor is usually the managing editor. In the book publishing industry, editors may organize anthologies and other compilations, produce definitive editions of a classic author's works (scholarly editor), and organize and manage contributions to a multi-author book (symposium editor or volume editor). Obtaining manuscripts or recruiting authors is the role of an acquisitions editor or a commissioning editor in a publishing house.[2] Finding marketable ideas and presenting them to appropriate authors are the responsibilities of a sponsoring editor.
Copy editors correct spelling, grammar and align writings to house style. Changes to the publishing industry since the 1980s have resulted in nearly all copy editing of book manuscripts being outsourced to freelance copy editors.
At newspapers and wire services, copy editors write headlines and work on more substantive issues, such as ensuring accuracy, fairness, and taste. In some positions, they design pages and select news stories for inclusion. At U.K. and Australian newspapers, the term is sub-editor. They may choose the layout of the publication and communicate with the printer. These editors may have the title of layout or design editor or (more so in the past) makeup editor.
- Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, and many other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate and complete work. [1] The editing process often begins with the author's idea for the work itself, continuing as a collaboration between the author and the editor as the work is created. As such, editing can involve creative skills, human relations and a precise set of methods. There are various editorial positions in publishing. Typically, one finds editorial assistants reporting to the senior-level editorial staff and directors who report to senior executive editors. Senior executive editors are responsible for developing a product for its final release. The smaller the publication, the more these roles overlap. The top editor at many publications may be known as the chief editor, executive editor, or simply the editor. A frequent and highly regarded contributor to a magazine may acquire the title of editor-at-large or contributing editor. Mid-level newspaper editors often manage or help to manage sections, such as business, sports and features. In U.S. newspapers, the level below the top editor is usually the managing editor. In the book publishing industry, editors may organize anthologies and other compilations, produce definitive editions of a classic author's works (scholarly editor), and organize and manage contributions to a multi-author book (symposium editor or volume editor). Obtaining manuscripts or recruiting authors is the role of an acquisitions editor or a commissioning editor in a publishing house.[2] Finding marketable ideas and presenting them to appropriate authors are the responsibilities of a sponsoring editor.
- ↑ Mamishev, Alexander, Williams, Sean, Technical Writing for Teams: The STREAM Tools Handbook, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, John Wiley & Sons. Inc., Hoboken, 2009, p. 128.
- ↑ Poland, Louise, The business, Craft and Profession of the Book Editor, in Carter, David, Galligan, Anne, (eds.), Making books: contemporary Australian publishing, Queensland University Press, 2007, p. 100.