Editing Newspaper: Experiencing Non Customary Occurrences

Newspaper editing is a process generally regarded as condensing and peeling of words. Tools are often used for the purpose of replacing or deleting, instead of elaborating. The chronological orders of occurrences are another influential factor in editing. The news writing structure itself is defined as fixing priorities of happenings in order. The criteria hence formulated have reservations about news in form and content. The materialistic reading norms set are the commanding force in newspaper editing, without satisfying which one cannot survive as an editor. The concepts of editing were revolutionalised in a copy writing mechanism of organising data with a motive to prioritise the much wanted or need by the readers which are pre supposed by the editor. The paper tries to re think the concept of newspaper editing practice. The main objective of the study is to identify the cavity remains after the process of editing. It tries to analyze the newspaper editing process looking at the context of experience of the occurrence and the ritual writing practices. More specifically the context/ text conventional metamorphosis is observed and inquires the possibilities of epitomizing the occurrence in world of experience beyond the customary semiotic exercise.

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