Working with Words

by Brian S. Brooks; James L. Pinson; Jean Gaddy Wilson

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Working with Words

A Handbook for Media Writers and Editors

ISBN-10: 1-4576-0493-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-4576-0493-5
Paper Text, 416 pages

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Brian S. Brooks
University of Missouri at Columbia
James L. Pinson
Eastern Michigan University
Jean Gaddy Wilson
Jean Gaddy Wilson & Associates

Brian S. Brooks

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Brian S. Brooks is associate dean for undergraduate studies and administration at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. In addition to coauthoring News Reporting and Writing for Bedford/St. Martin’s, he is coauthor of Telling the Story, Third Edition (2007), Working with Words, Sixth Edition (2006), and The Art of Editing (2009).

James L. Pinson

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James L. Pinson has taught journalism for about twenty-five years at the Missouri School of Journalism and at Eastern Michigan University,and has addressed various press groups on the subjects of grammar and other editing skills. He has also worked for newspapers in Colorado, Missouri, and Michigan, and has a doctorate in journalism and a master's in creative writing.

Jean Gaddy Wilson

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Jean Gaddy Wilson leads executives worldwide in creating successful strategies for the future. While on the Missouri School of Journalism faculty, she founded three national journalism organizations: New Directions for News, Journalism and Women's Symposium, and the National Women and Media Collection. She was a founding member of the Council of Presidents, an organization of the leading editorial organizations in newspapers, and of the International Women's Media Foundation. She has served as a Pulitzer Prize Nominating Juror for Journalism and currently serves as a consultant to international organizations.