A: Although copy editors are in great demand, it is tough for them to show their editing and headline writing clips. You’ll need a perfect cover letter and resume that follow AP style — the standards ...

Copy editing makes a good publication better. A copy editor can improve any document by eliminating errors, addressing grammar problems, and ensuring consistent style. This course is for people who ...

They say if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And though I don’t know who “they” are, I can guarantee that they’re not copy editors. A big part of my job is fixing errors that aren’t really errors.

When the American Copy Editors Society meets in Philadelphia this week for its annual conference, survival skills will be high on the agenda. Not too terribly long ago, the copy editing role was ...

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 ...

A copy editor’s job is largely an invisible one. Over the past three years I’ve worked as a copy editor for Daily Bruin, I’ve spent a significant amount of time double-checking 20-years’ worth of ...