Writing Opinion: Editorials-88-C

This book is designed to teach basic skills of editorial writing. It covers the major kinds of writing found in the best newspapers and uses as examples many published editorials that won the Pulitzer Prize. It also cites a few flawed editorials and points out the reasons that led to failure. This book features Critiques along side several of the featured editorials; An emphasis on preparation and an exploration of the importance of reporting skills for editorial writers; Tips and anecdotes from professional editorial writers; and Subheadings in the form of short, instructive sentences, followed in each instance with an apt quotation.