61. CyberJournalist.net A New Blog For Copy Editors A new blog for copy editors. Tom Mangan, a copy editor for the San Jose Mercury News, has started a new Weblog for copy editors, Prints the chaff. http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000659.php

62. The First Thing We Do, Let’s Shoot All The Copy Editors [dive Into Mark] The first thing we do, let’s shoot all the copy editors. Now the copy editor is wielding her virtual pen and striking through every word I’ve ever written. http://diveintomark.org/archives/2004/05/12/copy-editor

@import "/css/squares-final.css"; dive into mark Wednesday, May 12, 2004 Dive into Python I use have to when I mean need to I misplace the word only . Instead of you can only walk through a stream once, the copy editor prefers you can walk through a stream only once. I use lots when I mean a lot I use which when I mean that I overuse footnotes to be cute. This is a bad habit I picked up from the interactive fiction version of and the infamous footnote 12. I use like when I mean such as I use then immediately after a comma, when I mean and then I use note when I mean notice , and vice-versa. I use we when I mean you And so forth. Apparently we You will be working through this example; I will be in the Bahamas drinking my royalty check. In related news, my copy of arrived yesterday. It is hysterically funny, if you like that sort of thing. In vaguely related news, here is a tip for people who do a lot of work in Docbook. In Firefox, create a new bookmark for http://docbook.org/tdg/en/html/%s.html , and then give it a keyword (I used the letter d ). Then you can type things like

63. Morton Publishing - Copy Editors Handbook For Newspapers Title, copy editors Handbook for Newspapers, 2nd edition. Authors, Table of Contents copy editors Handbook for Newspapers, 2nd edition. Part http://www.morton-pub.com/html/copyeditorhand.html

Title Copy Editors Handbook for Newspapers, 2nd edition Authors Anthony Fellow, Thomas Clanin List Price # Of Pages ISBN Copy Editors Handbook represents an accumulation of many years of professional copy desk work and teaching copy editing courses by the authors at the university level. It provides the novice with the nuts and bolts of copy editing and page design. It further assists the beginner by offering a step-by-step approach to editing and design. This workbook offers practical exercises at the conclusion of each chapter. Additional exercises for the student to download and edit, are located on this Web site. The handbook covers the area of writing and language skills, including spelling, grammar, trite expressions, wordiness, and redundancies. It is organized in an easy-reference format of thirteen chapters that cover all areas of editing stories, writing headlines, using and editing pictures, and designing infographics and pages. The workbook is an excellent handbook for professionals. Table of Contents Copy Editors Handbook for Newspapers, 2nd edition

64. Job Description For: Proofreaders/Copy Editors POSITION Proofreaders/copy editors TYPE Temp. DESCRIPTION Will be having needs for proofreaders and copy editors in Fairfield County. http://www.fairfieldcountyjobs.com/jobdescr.asp?jobcode=15094

65. Job Description For Copy Editors And Proofreaders POSITION copy editors and Proofreaders TYPE F/T. COMPANY YOVANBEGEL ASSOCIATES. LOCATION Stamford SALARY to 60K. COMPANY WEBSITE http://www.fairfieldcountyjobs.com/jobdescr.asp?jobcode=14799

66. Free Training For Copy Editors Free training for copy editors. Here s a reminder that we have free training for your copy editors. We cover airline expenses, hotel room and even some meals. http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Direct/copeds.asp

For more information, go to http://www.ibiblio.org/copyed/ Back to Directory Free training for copy editors Here's a reminder that we have free training for your copy editors. We cover airline expenses, hotel room and even some meals. The training is topnotch as well, with a combination of professionals and academics. Please encourage your staff members to apply. The weeklong seminar, sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, begins July 11 in Chapel Hill. For more information, go to http://www.ibiblio.org/copyed/ Please note also that we have links to training materials you may find useful. George William "Bill" Cloud Associate Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication Carroll Hall Campus Box 3365 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3365 Voice: (919) 962-4070 Fax: (919) 962-0620

67. Chronicle Careers Advisors/APA Copy Editors (4/23/2004) Position Advisors/APA copy editors Institution DissertationAdvising Location Texas Date posted 4/23/2004 DissertationAdvisors.com needs advisors/APA copy http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=287674

68. EServer TC Library: American Copy Editors Society American copy editors Society http//www.copydesk.org/. ACES. The American copy editors Society, a professional organization of copy http://tc.eserver.org/10495.html

Added by Geoff Sauer on May 06, 2001. Average rating: 3.35/5.00 ( n =20, std dev: 1.63) find items containing author is category contains language is publisher is title contains year published is About this Site Advanced Search Site Maps Home ... View all works in 'Journalism' -mail to a friend View all 4 works published by ACES American Copy Editors Society http://www.copydesk.org/ ACES The American Copy Editors Society, a professional organization of copy editors, is dedicated to improving the quality of journalism and the working lives of journalists. Our main purpose is to educate our membersand others in the news businessin ways of improving the standards of copy editing and increasing the value the news industry places on our craft. While our primary focus is on newspaper copy editing, we welcome editors from other publications, as well as academic representatives and students. Please share your rating/opinion of this work Poor Excellent or consider writing a review for other readers Reviews of an organization represent only opinions about the quality of the website, not judgments about the quality of the organization itself.

69. EServer TC Library: Angels And Copy Editors Defend Us! Angels and copy editors Defend Us! http//www.writersblock.ca/summer1999/feature.htm. FothergillBrown, Ann Writer s Block 1999. Tinkering http://tc.eserver.org/10022.html

Added by Geoff Sauer on Apr 18, 2001. Average rating: 2.98/5.00 ( n =45, std dev: 1.48) find items containing author is category contains language is publisher is title contains year published is About this Site Advanced Search Site Maps Home ... View all works in 'Editing' -mail to a friend View both works by Fothergill-Brown, Ann View all 65 works published by Writer's Block Angels and Copy Editors Defend Us! http://www.writersblock.ca/summer1999/feature.htm Fothergill-Brown, Ann Writer's Block Tinkering with the author's words simply because 'I would not write them that way' is not discretion, but interference. Preserving the author's authentic voice is as important as enhancing its presentation so as to maintain the authority of the words. Of what, then, does the enhancing consist? And how does editorial discretion fit in? Please share your rating/opinion of this work Poor Excellent or consider writing a review for other readers Add a Site Update Site Localization

70. The Perl Review: The Roles Of Editors copy editors Volunteer to be a copy editor (editors@theperlreview.com) copy editors get advance copies of The Perl Review late in the editorial process. http://www.theperlreview.com/editors.shtml

The Perl Review: The roles of editors The editorial process involves many steps and many different people who prepare an article for publication. The process is a pipeline along which editors assert different levels of quality control. This list is roughly in order of a typical editorial pipeline. Acquisition Editors Technical Editors Article Editors Copy Editors ... Managing Editors Acquisition Editors Acquisition editors solicit articles from authors and help them develop the topic. Expectations of acquisition editors identify interesting topics solicit articles from potential authors guide authors in the submission process help authors identify the audience help authors develop the abstract pass article on to an article editor Technical Editors Volunteer to be a technical editor (editors@theperlreview.com) Regular technical editors get the article first and act as a filter. Before any other editing is done, the technical editors judge the ideas and concepts of the article. They may correct mistakes, point out additional technical points, illuminate sublties, and so on. They give the article editors their opinion on the merit of the topic and general worthiness of publication. Subject matter experts may serve as technical editors for specific articles.

71. Highschooljournalism.org - Teachers - Teaching Tips - Math For Reporters And Cop Math for reporters and copy editors. Reporters generally know how to write. copy editors generally know grammar, spelling and punctuation. http://www.highschooljournalism.org/teachers/tipsreportingmathinstitute.htm

Lesson Plans Teaching Tips State of Journalism What is that? ... Search the Site We are collecting tips from high school newspaper advisers nationwide on how to run student publications and deal with the issues from administrators, students and parents. If you would like to submit your own tips and help journalism teachers nationwide, please do Math for reporters and copy editors By Wanda Cash publisher The Baytown (Texas) Sun Presented at the 2001 ASNE High School Journalism Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Reporters generally know how to write. Copy editors generally know grammar, spelling and punctuation. But people in neither group got their necessarily jobs because they were good at math. Here is a primer for those editors and reporters facing deadline math. To figure a percent, divide the small number by the larger and multiply by 100. For instance:

72. VolunteerMatch - Foreign Language Copy Editors Stop Abuse For Everyone offers the opportunity to serve your community through Foreign language copy editors . This ongoing opportunity is located in , . http://www.volunteermatch.org/results/opp_detail.jsp?oppid=129073

73. SAGE Publications - Freelancing For Sage Books Production copy editors. We We ask prospective freelance copy editors to complete a test in which a document is edited electronically. Return http://www.sagepub.com/resources/freelancers.aspx?sc=1

74. SmartBrief About Us SmartBrief Careers Parttime copy editors. SmartBrief is seeking part-time copy editors to edit online business and consumer news publications. If you http://www.smartbrief.com/about/careers.jsp

75. Stephen Pollard • Copy Editors Have Their Use October, 26. 2003. copy editors have their use. » Posted on October 26, 2003 0917 PM » Category General. Norman Geras has a go at copy editors. Hmmm. http://www.stephenpollard.net/001232.html

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76. UtterlyBoring.com: Those Damn Copy Editors Those damn copy editors. Joke that was just the dirt. St. Peter stands up, dusts himself off and mutters Damn copy editors. . Posted by http://utterlyboring.com/archives/2003/11/03/those_damn_copy_editors.php

site links home archive donate merchandise ... orty.com who? UtterlyBoring.com is produced by Jake Ortman e-mail resume ), a 25-year-old dad, drummer , freelance Web designer, consultant and jack-of-all-trades computer geek, living in Bend, Oregon. In addition to editing this, he also contributes to the FreeRealty project, the Dada Mail project, has a username and password to contribute to that he never uses, and is the Tech Director at Sunray, Inc . Barney Lerten, ace reporter from Bend.com , has been designated Copy Chief and he'll occassionally fix stupid typos and errors in Jake's posts. So if there are errors, blame him. archives Monthly: June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 ... November 2002 Category: Cool Funny Geekdom Gregg's Stuff ... more... credits site by: Jake Ortman hosted by: orty.com powered by: MT 2.661 blogads Home Those damn copy editors Joke that was just sent my way (and only folks who have worked in newsrooms will really appreciate this): A reporter dies and goes to journalist heaven, where St. Peter issues him a harp and a set of moderate-sized wings. "These seem kind of small," the reporter complains. "Well," says St. Peter, "Wing size here is determined by how much abuse you suffered in your earthly life. See that guy with the butterfly-sized wings? He was a publisher. And the person with condor-sized wings? She was a night city editor." Just then a squadron of F-16s roars overhead, forcing the two to hit the dirt.

77. Copy Editors: Take This Job... And Keep It! (SNY051204) copy editors Take This Job and Keep It! (SNY051204). Wednesday States. mediabistro.com presents copy editors Take This Job and Keep It! http://www.ersvp.com/reply/copyeditingII

Copy Editors: Take This Job... and Keep It! (SNY051204) Wednesday, May 12th, 2004 7:00 pm 10:00 pm EST mediabistro.com offices New York NY 10012 United States mediabistro.com presents Copy Editors: Take This Job... and Keep It! You know the basics: proofreading marks, the difference between "that" and "which,” key style books. Now learn how to land (and hold on to) a copyediting job on the freelance circuit. This seminar will focus on practical information, including: Creating a successful copyediting resume Who’s hiring: targeting prospective publications and clients Three surefire ways to gain copyediting experience Tips for taking a copy test What to expect once you book a job—and how to get up to speed ASAP Conquering computer frustrations The quickest way to learn a publication’s style Hints for strengthening your skills on the job How to impress a copy chief and secure repeat bookings Cost: $50 AvantGuild members $65 Non-members

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79. FACS News -- FACS To Present Program For Copy Editors FACS to present program for copy editors. Alternative fuels and the electricity grid will be discussed. FACS will present two sessions http://www.facsnet.org/about/news/copy.php

Search FACSNET June 8, 2004 Mission FACS FAQs People Board of Trustees ... Policy FACS to present program for copy editors Alternative fuels and the electricity grid will be discussed FACS will present two sessions on energy at the annual convention of the American Copy Editors Society meeting March 18-20 in Houston, Texas. The FACS sessions are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday with featured presenter Gene Nemanich , who will discuss the potential of alternative fuels, including what has to happen before fuel cell cars come to the neighborhood. At 11:15 a.m., Dr. Mark Bernstein and Jim Owen will present, "Reporting the Cost & Reliability of the Electricity Grid." They will address the reliability and future development of the nation's electricity grid, in light of the Aug. 14, 2003 blackout and California's 2001 energy crisis. Gene Nemanich is a member of the National Academy of Engineering Hydrogen Committee and chairman of the National Hydrogen Association.

80. GANNETT CONNECTION ADDS COPY EDITORS', LIBRARIANS' MAILING LISTS (June 19, 1998) GANNETT CONNECTION ADDS copy editors , LIBRARIANS MAILING LISTS. Two new mailing lists one for copy editors and one for librarians http://www.gannett.com/go/newswatch/98/june/nw0619-5.htm

Home About Gannett News from Gannett Investor Relations ... Jobs GANNETT CONNECTION ADDS COPY EDITORS', LIBRARIANS' MAILING LISTS Two new mailing lists one for copy editors and one for librarians have been added to the Gannett Connection. Gancopy, which is headed by Marin News Editor Deb Gump, provides a forum for copy editors to discuss everything from style issues to story play to workflow issues. Ganlib, which is managed by Springfield Information Center Coordinator Maudie Lawson, allows librarians to share news resource ideas, discuss library organization, etc. The Gannett Connection is a private e-mail service or mailing list for Gannett newsroom employees interested in improving their expertise by sharing ideas across the company. Current lists include gancar for computer-assisted reporting, ganed for education reporters, ganhealth for health-care reporters, gantrain for editors and reporters involved in training, ganpol for political reporters, and gancopy and ganlib . (Any Gannett newsroom employee can join any or all of the mailing lists.) Each group also has its own Gannett Connection Web page, which contains files and other information uploaded by members.

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