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	American Copy Editors Society
		Tim Lynch, senior copy chief, of the Los Angeles Times has been named the 2006 Robinson Prize winner, the second recipient to receive the award from the American Copy Editors Society.
		Jennifer Karmon, national copy editor, also at the Times, said that Lynch is the best headline writer at the paper, with an understated elegance you notice most in its absence.
		As Springer said, for the copy desks and all of us, he is guru, pilot and friend.
	www.copydesk.org /2007conference/robinson.htm (450 words)

	Web training for copy editors
		The copy desk problem: This report by the American Society of Newspaper Editors reflects its long-standing interest in the plight of copy editors.
		Copy Editor, the newsletter: Founded in 1990 by Mary Beth Protomastro, this national newsletter on copy editing was hailed in the May 1997 American Journalism Review as the Rosetta Stone of copy editing.
		NYU copy editing class: This is the syllabus and some assignments for Sonia Jaffe Robbins' copy-editing class.
	www.freep.com /legacy/jobspage/academy/copyhelp.htm (738 words)

	Poynter Online - Upholding Editing
		She found that copy editors are typically less likely than other journalists to be eligible for newsroom awards, are not often supported for training or outside conferences, and do not feel encouraged to raise tough, ethics-related questions about the stories they edit.
		So the American Copy Editors Society, a professional organization of more than 900 members that has been working since 1997 to give copy editors a greater voice at their publications, is collaborating with Deborah Gump, the Knight professor of editing at Ohio University, to bring the top editors and the copy editors together.
		Copy editors are indispensable to that credibility, and its preservation will depend in some part on the willingness of editors to recognize, and make full use of, the energy, acuity and commitment of their copy desks.
	www.poynter.org /dg.lts/id.77927/content.content_view.htm (0 words)

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		She said copy editors and senior editors should be looking honestly at what the copy desk is doing now at their papers.
		One is that copy editors are spending less of their total time on editing; the rest is devoted to technical functions like formatting, coding and pagination.
		The American press was made free not just to inform or just to serve as a forum for debate but also to bring an independent scrutiny to bear on the forces of power in the society, including the conduct of official power at all levels of government.
	www.ibiblio.org /copyed/06_Handouts/copyed_ethics.doc (0 words)

	American Journalism Review
		Their view of the copy editor's true role in the newsroom is much broader than that of the functionary they may be considered to be by their colleagues.
		Copy editors don't work closely on a piece like a reporter/city editor duo, and often can see the proverbial forest while the others are still lost in the thicket of trees.
		Though as members of a team the copy editors' opinions were listened to and their content questions answered, they weren't doing as stringent a job of copy editing as they'd done when massed together.
	www.ajr.org /Article.asp?id=1698 (3170 words)

	NYPA-links & resources-helpful sites
		American Copy Editors Society The American Copy Editors Society is interested in improving the educational and professional opportunities for copy editors.
		American Press Institute The mission of the American Press Institute is to provide training of the highest quality for newspaper men and women and to help them improve the quality of their newspapers.
		American Society of Newspaper Editors The American Society of Newspaper Editors is dedicated to helping editors maintain the highest standards of quality, improve their craft and better serve their communities through a wide variety of initiatives focusing on journalistic, First Amendment and management issues.
	www.nynewspapers.com /helpfulsites.html (0 words)

	NAA® Presstime: November 1997--Newspaper Copy Editors
		Copy desk leaders must be able to make the case to upper management for more bodies," advised editors in a report presented at one ASNE conference.
		Copy Editor Lynn Louie once served as a photographer and photo editor, thereby fostering rapport between the desk and shooters.
		Her stint on the copy desk represents one among several achievements that suggest that she and some of her peers stand ready to be considered as prime candidates for newsroom leadership.
	www.naa.org /presstime/9711/copyeds.html (0 words)

	Journalism and Mass Communications--Washington and Lee University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Copy editors can maximize the performance of their intems and new hires if they recognize that inexperienced editors thrive on guidance, trust and a sense of belonging.
		Organizations are hiring more young or inexperienced copy editors, so it is important to ask your editors about their goals and whether they know how to achieve them.
		New editors are more successful and productive when they're not preoccupied with fears that their fellow editors' standoffishness is a hint that they despise them.
	journalism.wlu.edu /J351/j351care.htm (0 words)

	Poynter Online - Is Anyone Editing Their Copy?*
		As the American Copy Editors Society awards prizes to the best headline writers of the year, Mangan and McCuistion talk about headlines and other copy editing issues on their own websites.
		For copy editors, defending the pages of our newspapers against inaccuracy, unfairness, confusion, and abuse of the English language can be all-out war.
		Copy editors deconstruct sentences word by word, scrutinizing facts, challenging assumptions, weighing the effects of our use of language.
	poynter.org /content/content_view.asp?id=62324 (0 words)

	APSE \| Associated Press Sports Editors
		Talented copy editors can quickly move from small market to large, from the rim to the corner office, from low pay to decent living.
		A curriculum could be developed and passed on to editors around the country who could ask to address classes at colleges and universities in their area.
		Editors could step away from the judging for an hour at a time to speak to aspiring editors.
	apse.dallasnews.com /news/061801copyediting.html (0 words)

	» With talks of job cuts, copy editors fret of increased workload
		Several editors interviewed for this story said that, in a struggle to meet deadlines, increased duties mean less time for fixing factual flops, grammar gaffes and syntax slips – basic elements copy editing.
		Copy editing is admittedly less glamorous than reporting, according to the eight top editors interviewed for this article.
		McIntyre, assistant managing editor for the copy desk, said few people have “ambidextrous” skills in copy editing and design, and the 24 to 30 workers who specialize in editing aid The Sun’s credibility.
	americanobserver.net /2006/12/07/copyeditors (0 words)

	NDNJB
		American Society of Newspaper Editors - The American Society of Newspaper Editors is dedicated to the leadership of American journalism.
		It is committed to fostering the public discourse essential to democracy; helping editors maintain the highest standards of quality, improve their craft and better serve their communities; and preserving and promoting core journalistic values, while embracing and exploring change.
		Asian American Journalists Association - AAJA was founded in 1981 by a few Asian American journalists who felt a need to support one another and to encourage more Asian Americans to pursue journalistm at a time when there were few Asian American faces in the media.
	www.newsjobs.com /min_div_links.html (0 words)

	Missouri School of Journalism: New Professional Group Helps Students Hone Copy-Editing Skills
		Missouri's student chapter of the American Copy Editors Society, which is one of only six in the nation, focuses on helping students develop skills such as headline writing, story editing and layout.
		New innovations in technology and journalism are increasing the demand for strong, skillful editors in today's ever-evolving media environment, according to Jacqui Banaszynski, the School's Knight Chair in Editing.
		To be a successful copy editor, one must possess a variety of skills and a keen eye for detail, said Mary Lawrence, a research associate in newspaper journalism, national ACES liaison and adviser to Missouri's student chapter.
	journalism.missouri.edu /news/2006/09-22-copy-editors.html (0 words)

	ASNE - Copy editors’ meeting inspires me about future
		A relatively small group of copy editors met that first year in Kentucky and the second year in Kansas to more closely examine the seemingly intractable problems of copy editors.
		It was clear that if this organization, solely dedicated to the interests of copy editors, was to thrive, it had to develop its own wings.
		Without officers, without hierarchy, the copy editors packed an auditorium and followed the strong and effective leadership baton of organizing wizards Pam Robinson, a former New York Times and Newsday copy editor now with CMP Media, and Hank Glamann of the Houston Chronicle.
	www.asne.org /kiosk/editor/98.jan/rowe1.htm (0 words)

	Web Directory » Web Directory » Arts » Writers Resources » Copy Editing
		Copy Massage - A twentysomething copy editor muses on the copy, the editing and the quirky rules that make folks despise us.
		Society for Editors and Proofreaders - A professional organization based in the UK for editors and proofreaders.
		Society of Editors (NSW) - A society of freelance and in-house editors working in a range of situations in book, journal and magazine publishing both print and electronic.
	www.dcpages.com /DC_ODP/?c=Arts/Writers_Resources/Copy_Editing (0 words)

	The Editors Blog - TNT wins national headline-writing contest
		He was a reporter and editor for 20 years at The Kansas City Star before moving to the TNT.
		He's been active in journalism education and several professional organizations, and is president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors.
		Before coming to Tacoma, he was a copy editor and assistant sports editor for 19 years at The Kansas City Star.
	blogs.thenewstribune.com /editors/?title=tnt_wins_national_headline_writing_conte&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 (503 words)

	Copy Editor : ResourceLinks
		A professional organization of copy editors, dedicated to improving the quality of journalism and the working lives of journalists.
		Copy Editor's Wendalyn Nichols is among the presenters.
		Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature
	www04.mcmurry.com /product/CE/ResourceLink.php (459 words)

	Tips anyone -- even you -- can use
		One example that he described was how a copy editor had caught a younger copy editor's change of Malcolm X to Malcolm 10, because it was style.
		He then encouraged copy editors to become involved with organizations such as ACES and attend workshops that improve their skills.
		Finally, Barbara Brus, a copy editor for The Oklahoman, wrote: "One of the best pieces of advice I came away from the workshop with was to read as much as possible to improve your language and help develop your style.
	www.notrain-nogain.org /Train/Res/CopyD/tips.asp (0 words)

	Copy editing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The copy editor's job may be summarized in the 5 C's: to make the copy clear, correct, concise, comprehensible, and consistent.
		Newspaper copy editors are sometimes responsible for choosing which wire copy the newspaper will use, and for rewriting it according to their house style.
		In the U.K., training is available through university courses in publishing such as the one at Oxford Brookes University, alongside privately run seminars and correspondence courses operated by the Society of Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), and by commercial centers such as The Publishing Training Centre and Chapterhouse.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Copy_editing (884 words)

	American Copy Editors Society
		ACES was founded in 1997 as a professional journalism organization for, by and about copy editors.
		Among our accomplishments, we've forged the spirit and community that has helped copy editors take a more visible and constructive role in their newsrooms.
		The world's biggest gathering of copy editors -- and one of the best training values in journalism -- is almost here.
	www.copydesk.org (0 words)

	American Copy Editors Society \| Membership
		The American Copy Editors Society now offers multiyear and lifetime memberships in the full and associate member categories and a "rolling" dues cycle in all categories that gives new members a full 12 months (or longer) of membership from the month they join.
		Lifetime members never pay dues again and receive all the benefits of ACES membership while helping the society fulfill its mission of training copy editors and advocating their importance to the newsroom.
		Working copy editors, news editors and wire editors at newspapers, wire services, online news services and magazines of general distribution and serious journalistic purpose; managers in news organizations with a copy desk background; teachers of editing; and retirees from these categories.
	www.copydesk.org /membership.htm (441 words)

	Missouri School of Journalism: Ace Copy Editor Wins National Scholarship
		A panel of professional copy editors selected the winners based on three criteria: commitment to copy editing as a career; work experience in copy editing; and copy-editing ability, as demonstrated by examples in the application and recommendations.
		In summer 2006, Chambrot was a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund editing intern at The New York Times, and she currently coaches other students as an assistant news editor at the Columbia Missourian, a community newspaper that serves as a working laboratory for Missouri Journalism students.
		May 4, 2005: Student Copy Editor Wins Award of Excellence at the Annual ACES Conference Columbia Missourian copy editor Stephanie Milner recently received an Award of Excellence in the student division for the annual American Copy Editors Society Headline Contest held at the annual ACES conference in Los Angeles.
	www.journalism.missouri.edu /news/2007/01-31-aces-scholarship.html (0 words)

	Penn State Institute for Editors: Speakers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He was president of the Associated Press Managing Editors in 1990 and was on the board of the American Society of Newspaper Editors from 1995 to 1998.
		Stepp is senior editor of the American Journalism Review and has written two books: Editing for Today’s Newsroom and the just-published Writing as Craft and Magic.
		She is the co-editor of A Society to Match the Scenery: Personal Visions of the Future of the American West and of James W. Carey: A Critical Reader.
	www.outreach.psu.edu /C&I/Editors/2000/speakers.html (1013 words)

	American Copy Editors Society
		Members, including officers, are expected to act in a professional and appropriate manner at any event sponsored by the society or at all times in which society business is being conducted or may be affected.
		Whenever members of the society are required or permitted to take any action by vote, such action may be taken without a meeting by written consent, setting forth the action so taken, signed by all the members entitled to vote thereon.
		He shall attend to such correspondence as he may be assigned to and perform all the duties incidental to his office, including distributing surveys and other materials of the corporation to the membership.He shall coordinate the national elections with the assistance of an election chairman appointed to serve at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
	www.copydesk.org /bylaws.htm (3420 words)

	Editing the Future
		They come from throughout the newsroom - department editors, content editors, graphics editors - but it is the news editor and the copy editors who are the final gatekeepers, the last guardians of an organization's character and reputation.
		Walter Middlebrook, associate editor for recruitment at Newsday, and Jerry Sass, former copy desk chief at the Portland Oregonian and now at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, describe how to find and develop great copy editors.
		Copy editors are key to making sure stories accurately reflect the community.
	www.scripps.ohiou.edu /news/editfuture (0 words)

	Five questions to consider when editing copy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Be on the lookout for copy that is confusing, misleading or vague.
		Good copy editors also ask writers to provide examples that illustrate what they are writing about.
		Ron Smith, deputy copy chief of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, suggests that copy editors be aware of issues regarding diversity.
	www.prsa.org /_Publications/magazines/0204spot1.asp (995 words)

	Welcome to the Florida ACES chapter
		Welcome to the Florida chapter of the American Copy Editors Society, a national professional organization of copy editors dedicated to educating copy editors and improving the standards of copy editing.
		If you want to grow as a copy editor or are concerned about copy editing, or you want to explore copy editing as a career, we welcome you to join us.
		While the primary focus is on newspaper copy editing, students, educators and copy editors from other publications are welcome in ACES.
	www.flaces.org (0 words)

	American Copy Editors Society
		Today, she helps coach other students as an assistant news editor at the Columbia Missourian, and she spent the summer as a Dow Jones intern at The New York Times.
		In a few short months, he was named copy desk chief and has served as editor-in-chief of the paper.
		The winners were selected from a group of 18 applicants, judged by five professional copy editors.
	www.copydesk.org /07scholars.htm (693 words)

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