College Composition and Communication Dec 2015

When Writing Becomes Content

Lisa Dush

Abstract

This essay explores content, a word and concept now often associated with writing in fields including marketing, journalism, publishing, and technical communication. Ipresent a definition of content appropriate to writing studies and explore a range of issues and practices that the content metaphor can bring to our professional, scholarly, and pedagogical attention.

Journal
College Composition and Communication
Published
2015-12-01
DOI
10.58680/ccc201527641
Open Access
Closed
Topics
technical communication

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