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 ...

Do you know the difference between “FAQ’s” and “FAQs” or “less oranges” and “fewer oranges”? Do you cringe when you see things like “all major credit cards excepted” or “your in charge”? If you ...

In this capstone course you will demonstrate the knowledge and skills you have acquired while completing the Editing Certificate. You will perform a structural edit, stylistic edit, copy edit, and ...

Reading in Thursday’s post that few journalism programs offer much training in editing, Sean Smyth asked, “What is the best training to be an editor?” There are things you can do to prepare yourself ...

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.

Most professional in-house or freelance copy editors have had some formal schooling in copy editing. It is a learned skill to a point, but, as far as I’m concerned, you must have an affinity for words ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You may come across the occasional writer who will claim (wrongly) that they don’t need an editor, but you will ...

The Role: Copy editors are tasked with fixing grammar, spelling or word usage errors in written text. Copy editors typically occupy one link in an editing chain that includes substantive editing, ...