What is subediting? With Louise Bolotin

Want to add subediting to your editorial skillset? Louise Bolotin subbed for 17 years before her death in 2022 and knew the job inside out. In this episode, she shares her knowledge and experience. Listen to find out more about:

• What the different types of editors do in media publishing
• The differences between subediting and copyediting
• Editorial timescales for subeditors
• Who controls the content
• When things go wrong - legal responsibilities and insurance
• Subediting lingo
• A subeditor’s typical day
• Transferring from copyediting to subediting - training and CPD
• Core resources for the budding subber
• How editing has changed over the years, especially for freelancers

Resources mentioned in the show

• McNae's Essential Law for Journalists, 25th edition
• National Council for the Training of Journalists
• Subediting: London School of Journalism course
• Practical English Usage, 4th edition (Michael Swan)

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Music credit

‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/