Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Both columns explained that recent layoffs and buyouts on the copy desk had resulted in a spike in the number of errors ...
The year was 1997. ACES: The Society for Editing — formerly known as the American Copy Editors Society — was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in copy editing.
Every now and then, people ask me whether I actually enjoy my job. They point out that I spend hours at The Michigan Daily every week making others look better and ask me if, deep down, I’d rather ...