A quick post to bring your attention to an article published on vocus.com about the connection between mistakes in news products and leaner copy desks.
The article was written by Katrina Mendolera, editor in chief of inVocus, who earned her master’s degree at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.
We have posted before about the important role of copy editors in any news organization. Here are more voices on the topic.
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Week 19: Try New Things
Week 18: Avoid the "I" word
Week 17: Reaching a Shared Vision
Week 16: Let Things Go
Week 15: Save a Story
Week 14: Know What You Know
Week 13: Questions
Week 12: Preparation
Week 11: Working in Teams
Week 10: Points of Involvement
Week 9: Tight, common sense writing
Week 8: Added Value for the Web
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