This document discusses editing and the role of an editor. It defines editing as critically reading and improving work through ensuring accuracy, clarity, consistency and avoiding issues in translation. An editor checks facts, grammar, style, cohesion and readership focus. Special skills mentioned include language proficiency, writing ability, organization, and evaluating information. Common editor roles include copy editing, layout editing and book editing. The document outlines the steps of editing and tools used, such as dictionaries, thesauruses and style guides. It emphasizes taking initiative, curiosity and attention to detail as important editor traits.

1. Editing/ Evaluating
Ridwan Arifin, M.Hum.
STBA LIA
Sekolah Tinggi Bahasa Asing LIA
English Indonesia Translation Workshop
2011

2. What is ‘editing’?
 Editing = to edit
 Editor = noun person
 Editing is a way of thinking critically and
reading carefully
 Proofreading (also proof-reading)
traditionally means reading a proof copy of
a text in order to detect and correct any
errors. Modern proofreading often requires
reading copy at earlier stages as well.

3. The Goals?
Effective Communication
Accuracy, clarity,
consistency,
reliability of the news
It does not sound like
a Translation

4. Job Descriptions as an Editor
 To check and improve completed
stories and write headlines
 To check facts, spelling, and grammar
for handling major revisions
 To check naturalness, style and
equivalence (in translation)
 To check Cohesion and Coherence
 To check the Readers Target (TL
oriented)

5. Any special skills required?
Senses of Knowledge Skills
# Language and design
# Structure & Precision
Of communication
# Leadership & Good
Writing
# Story organisation
# Grammar (EYD, Tata
Bahasa Baku Bahasa
Indonesia)
# Style
# Language (Diction,
Collocation, Connotation
Figures of speech etc.)
# Visual Skills
# Ability to evaluate
Information
# Language and Words
skills
# Knowledge of
Audience

6. Jobs as an Editor
 Copy editor
 Tape editor (Broadcast and Online)
 Design/ Layout editor (Print and Online)
 News Producer/ writer (Broadcast)
 News Editor (Copy Chief)
 Book Editor (Translated and Non
Translated)
 Etc.

7. Preparing to be an editor
1. The ability to think clearly and critically
about issues and events
2. The vision to measure the story’s impact in
terms of meaning and relevance to
audience
3. The determination to accuracy, clarity,
fairness and balance.
4. The skill to turn ‘disorganised’ stories into
powerful ones
5. The ability to organise and work
cooperatively with others.

8. Editor’s Attitude
Taking initiative having curiosity, pride,
attention to detail, sense of fair play,
willingness to make tough decision.

9. Editors Challenges
 Word bias
 Figure of speech
 Word and cultural equivalence
 Diction
 Punctuation
 Cohesion and Coherence
 MD-DM pattern
 Ambiguity (ketaksaan)
 Terminology
 Naturalness

10. Editing Steps
1. Reading for understanding
2. Improving the organization and focus
3. Editing for accuracy
4. Editing for grammar and style
5. Editing for language and sentence
structure

11. Editors’ Tools
 A good dictionary : Webster’s, Cambridge,
Oxford, Enchols
 KBBI edisi keempat
 Thesaurus Bahasa Indonesia (Eko
Endarmoko)
 Tata Bahasa Baku Bahasa Indonesia
 EYD
 Google/ Internet
 Encyclopedia
 Etc.