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Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers
  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781446412114
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320
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Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers




An invaluable guide to the use of English language - for journalists and for anyone who wants to hack the written word.

Essential English is an indispensable guide to the use of words as tools of communication. It is written primarily for journalists, yet its lessons are of immense value to all who face the problem of giving information, whether to the general public or within business, professional or social organisations.

FULLY REVISED AND UPDATED BY CRAWFORD GILLAN

RECOMMENDED BY THE SOCIETY OF EDITORS

  • Published: 1 December 2010
  • ISBN: 9781446412114
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320
Categories:

About the authors

Harold Evans

Sir Harold Matthew Evans is a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of The Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981. He has written various books on history and journalism, including Essential English. Since 2001, Evans has served as editor-at-large of The Week Magazine and since 2005, he has been a contributor to the Guardian and BBC Radio 4. He lives in New York with his wife and childen.

Crawford Gillan

Sir Harold Matthew Evans is a British-born journalist and writer who was editor of the Sunday Times from 1967 to 1981. He has written various books on history and journalism, including Essential English. Since 2001, Evans has served as editor-at-large of The Week Magazine and since 2005, he has been a contributor to the Guardian and BBC Radio 4. In 2011 he was appointed editor-at-large of the Reuters news agency. He lives in New York with his wife and children.

Praise for Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers

Demonstrates how to clear whole jungles of vagueness and verbal clutter

Times Literary Supplement

Every journalist in England should read this exceptional book. Harry Evans is a master of our trade and a master of how to use the English language

Piers Morgan

English is the world's most used and abused language. This book in on the side of the angels. It should become an essential textbook for every journalist

Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail

Great editor: great teacher of editors

Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement

Harry Evans is the journalist we all wanted to be. He could write, sub, design, re-write, think - everything short of standing on the streets and selling the paper himself. Essential English has for generations been the bible of any aspiring Harry Evans. It is as fresh today as it was when it was first published nearly thirty years ago

Alan Rusbridger, Editor-in-Chief, Guardian

Welcome back to the standard and brilliant text on written English for journalism. Good writing is good writing, and Harold Evans is a good writer, when all around are letting standards slip. Essential English should be essential reading for all journalism students, and all journalists who seek to improve their writing

Peter Cole, Professor of Journalism, University of Central Lancashire

Harry Evans is one of the great newspaper professionals of his time, and his book should be a standard text for every journalist

Max Hastings, Editor, Evening Standard

Thank God it's back in print. It has never been more necessary

John Humphrys

Every journalist in England should read this exceptional book. Harry Evans is a master of our trade and a master of how to use the English language

Piers Morgan

English is the world's most used and abused language. This book in on the side of the angels. It should become an essential textbook for every journalist

Paul Dacre, editor of the Daily Mail

Great editor: great teacher of editors

Peter Stothard, editor of the Times Literary Supplement