The Society for Editing conference, editors cheered — and groaned — as the AP Stylebook announced one of its most anticipated ...

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.

Jeff Carlson copy edited the Pulitzer Prize-winning series, “The Failures Before the Fires,” among many other projects at the ...

I work a part-time job that often requires “copy editing” information for general publication, much as I once did at The Daily Democrat. In decades past, I would use a “blue pencil” to edit stories ...

A couple of days ago, I received a desperate, all-caps text message from my younger sister asking for help with proofreading her First Big High School Essay. In all of my sisterly benevolence (and ...

The basic rules of journalism? Show, don’t tell. Use the least number of words possible. Never stop asking questions. In my ...

Like many journalists, I used to have editors to help polish my prose. Now I work independently. No more editors. I still need an outside perspective, though, and copy editing help. (Does this make ...

Once the unsung heroes of the newsroom, copy editors have been laid off in droves as media companies become leaner, meaner and riddled with typos. But amidst the collapse of the old journalism model ...

WriteWorks, a local copy-editing and editorial services company, is seeking an intern to support its growing range of projects. Intern responsibilities will include assisting with social-media and ...

There is no Pulitzer Prize for literature's copy editors — and essayist Roy Peter Clark thinks there should be. He reflects on an early life lesson on the importance of the craft. BRAND: Today is the ...