Overview

An essential guide to writing and editing for digital media, this sixth edition responds to the mainstreaming of genAI (Generative AI) and LLMs (Large Language Models), among many other changes in the best practices of digital storytelling. Carroll explains and demonstrates how to effectively write for digital spaces and places that typically abound with graphical content, multimedia, and hypertextual, interactive elements. He also combines hands-on, practical exercises with information on key topics such as misinformation and disinformation, and the proliferation of artificial intelligence. This new edition specifically explores the ethical questions raised by AI, as well as the new possibilities it presents. Each chapter features lessons and exercises through which students can build a solid understanding of the ways that digital communication provides opportunities for dynamic storytelling and multi-directional communication. It also speaks to writers, editors, public relations practitioners, and social media managers and marketers. Updated with contemporary examples and new pedagogy throughout, this is the ideal handbook for students seeking careers in digital media, particularly in content development and digital storytelling. It is an essential text for students of media, communication, public relations, marketing, and journalism who are looking to develop their writing and editing skills for these ever-evolving fields and professions. This book also has accompanying Support Material that offers additional weekly activities and assignments, providing students additional opportunity to put theory into practice.

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Author:   Brian Carroll
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   6th edition
ISBN:  

9781032971537

ISBN 10:   1032971533
Pages:   370
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Writing for Digital Media Laying the Foundation Chapter 2: Editing for Digital Media Storytelling Strategies Chapter 3: Writing for Digital Media II Tools and Techniques Chapter 4: Editing for Digital Media II Creating the User Experience Chapter 5: Whiteboarding Generating Ideas and Getting Lift Chapter 6: Doing Journalism Seeking Truth, Minimizing Harm, Acting Independently Chapter 7: Responsible Advocacy Public Relations and Social Media Management Chapter 8: Multimodal Storytelling The Medium Is the Message Chapter 9: Misinformation and Disinformation Credibility in a “Post-truth” Age Chapter 10: Knowing the Law Intellectual Property, Libel, and Privacy Appendix: The Core Values of Digital Journalism Index

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Brian Carroll is Professor of Communication and Chair of the Department of Communication at Berry College, where he has taught since 2003. A former reporter, editor, and photographer, he is also the author of When to Stop the Cheering? The Black Press, the Black Community, and the Integration of Professional Baseball (2007) and Shakespeare's Sceptered Isle: Finding English National Identity in the Plays (2022), among others. You can find him on the web at cubanxgiants.berry.edu and at wanderingrocks.wordpress.com.

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