Do You and Your Editor Have Different Publishing Goals?
Authors and editors frequently have different publishing goals. Most, not all, of these are rooted in their respective roles within the publishing business. Learn when you should listen to your editor and when it’s better to listen…
Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Native Icons Deserve Basic Respect
What's the problem with this obituary in Variety this week? An unfortunate misspelling at exactly the wrong place and time. While reporting on the death of Native actor Graham Greene, Variety's copy and layout team failed to…
To make space for more memories, I’m deleting the outtakes
I started this week with about 16,600 photos stashed on my personal computer. I didn’t check the beginning numbers on my phone’s archive, but after an hour of sorting and deleting on both devices, I still had…
Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Bloomberg News, are you TRYING to start a war?
News publications often write dummy headlines before inserting the final version. In the context of heightened international tensions, Bloomberg News made an incredibly irresponsible pick. Continue Reading Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Bloomberg News, are you TRYING…
Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Chile verde isn’t red
Y’all Need a Copy Editor is a column dedicated to the kinds of sloppy mistakes that can embarrass a brand, diminish a minority group, or undermine a key message. Continue Reading Y’all Need a Copy Editor: Chile…
