Mohendra Kurrey

Editing is the process of selecting and preparing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Written_language, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_editing, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_engineer, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_editing 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.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing#cite_note-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. Editing can involve creative skills, human relations and a precise set of methods.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing#cite_note-2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing#cite_note-3

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Editors work on producing an issue of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Berlin, 1977. Previous front pages are affixed to the wall behind them.

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_editor, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_editor, or simply the editor. A frequent and highly regarded contributor to a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magazine may acquire the title of editor-at-large or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Managing_editor.

In the book https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishing industry, editors may organize https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthology 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commissioning_editor in a publishing house.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing#cite_note-PolandLouise-4 Finding marketable ideas and presenting them to appropriate authors are the responsibilities of a sponsoring editor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy_editing correct https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammar and align writings to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_guide. Changes to the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Publishing industry since the 1980s have resulted in nearly all copy editing of book manuscripts being outsourced to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freelance copy editors.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editing#cite_note-PolandLouise-4

At https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wire_services, copy editors write headlines and work on more substantive issues, such as ensuring accuracy, fairness, and taste. In some positions, they https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_design 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_design or (more so in the past) makeup editor.