Blogs about: Copy Editors
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Wherein we resign ourselves
Evidently, they have some time on their hands over at Vanity Fair where, just for laughs, they asked their executive literary editor to lead a team in copy editing Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s … more →
Mighty Red Pen
In which we understand why words mean so much to you; they'll never be about you
Jonathan wrote 4 days ago: There was an op-ed in the Sydney Morning Herald Thursday. It wasn’t by a Herald writer; it was … more →
Political Editor makes song about copy editor layoffs
The Vogts wrote 1 week ago: Nowadays all you hear is about how print journalism is dying, and though I don’t necessarily b … more →
Bring Back the WashPo Copy Editors
feinmanb wrote 1 week ago: Another day, another embarrassing mistake. In a Washington Post jobs advice column this morning, wh … more →
UPDATED: Copy Editor's Lament lyrics... finally
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Christopher Ave wrote 1 month ago: Hi all. I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to do this, but here are the lyrics to my little … more →
Wherein we resign ourselves
mighty red pen wrote 4 months ago: Evidently, they have some time on their hands over at Vanity Fair where, just for laughs, they asked … more →
It seems sort of obvious
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mighty red pen wrote 4 months ago: Haven’t read “Fewer Copy Editors, More Errors” by Andrew Alexander, Washington Pos … more →
I Hate Semicolons!
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Blaize Clement wrote 5 months ago: Punctuation marks are to writers what knives are to chefs. The more experienced the chef, the fewer … more →
News quality in the Internet Age
Mediascaper wrote 7 months ago: On the issue of quality control in the newsroom, Craig Silverman asks, What would a “new proce … more →
Writing: The Great Wheel of Publishing
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colleenanderson wrote 8 months ago: This wheel is large and ungainly, held together with sweat, tears, slush pile manuscripts, spit, un … more →
You Must All Listen to This News Guy's Lament (The Layoff Song)
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oldschoolnewmedia wrote 8 months ago: Here’s Christopher Ave’s entire post with his amazingly heartbreaking, heartwarming, and … more →
Copy Editor's Lament (The Layoff Song)
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Christopher Ave wrote 9 months ago: Copy Editor’s Lament (The Layoff Song) Update: See the video here I’ve never been a copy … more →
Not Fade Away
ducksanddrakes wrote 9 months ago: “He stops in the middle and just strums the rhythm…” Daniel Arizona remembers Budd … more →
Behind the (by)lines: An interview with editor Barbara McNichol
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creativeliberty wrote 10 months ago: Today we interview Barbara McNichol, a talented book editor and book author based in Tucson. She has … more →
Op-Ed: JFK Anniversary Tainted By Poor News Reporting
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Editor wrote 1 year ago: STORIES SAD BUT (NOT) TRUE President Kennedy rides through the streets of Dallas. Nov. 22, 1963 Whil … more →
What Copy Editors Do Matters To Lawyers
Jennifer Alvey wrote 1 year ago: Copyediting is a tricky business. In this age of 24/7 everything, copyeditors save many writers from … more →
'It's watching them commit suicide that pisses me off'
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brandanne wrote 1 year ago: Followed a link off Twitter to Steve Smith’s eulogy to the archetypal “newspaperman … more →
Who am I this time?: Roles editors play
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creativeliberty wrote 1 year ago: I never set out to be an editor. When I pledged myself to the writer’s life (at age 13, flushed with … more →
Editors are important, part 24
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Lisa Pampuch wrote 1 year ago: But not, apparently, to the creators of the Newseum (and I still hate that name), and maybe not to t … more →
Unhappy Journalists Aren't Productive Journalists
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changingnewsroom wrote 1 year ago: I hope to periodically use this blog to summarize recent academic research relevant to managing chan … more →
