List of American copy editors
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This is a list of some notable current and former American copy editors.
- Beryl Adcock, copy desk chief of McClatchy Newspapers Washington bureau
- Theodore M. BernsteinTheodore M. BernsteinTheodore Menline Bernstein was an assistant managing editor of The New York Times and from 1925 to 1950 a professor at the Columbia University School of Journalism.-Biography:...
, former editor of the New York Times and author of The Careful Writer, Watch Your Language and several other books on grammar and usage - Sue Blair, retired copy desk chief of Time magazine and member of the American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Copy Editors SocietyThe American Copy Editors Society, commonly known as ACES, is a professional not-for-profit association for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, magazines, Web sites and corporations., the group offers:*a headline contest*member directories*a newsletter...
executive board - Phillip Blanchard, copy editor at The Washington PostThe Washington PostThe Washington Post is Washington, D.C.'s largest newspaper and its oldest still-existing paper, founded in 1877. Located in the capital of the United States, The Post has a particular emphasis on national politics. D.C., Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation...
and founder of Testy Copy Editors http://www.testycopyeditors.org/ - Bill Cloud, who runs the mid-career institute for copy editors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
- Alex Cruden, chief editor of the copy desks at Detroit Free PressDetroit Free PressThe Detroit Free Press is the largest daily newspaper in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Sunday edition is entitled the Sunday Free Press. It is sometimes informally referred to as the "Freep"...
- William G. ConnollyWilliam G. ConnollyWilliam G. Connolly, is a co-author of The New York Times style guide and a member of the executive committee of the American Copy Editors Society....
, co-author of The New York Times Manual of Style and UsageThe New York Times Manual of Style and UsageThe New York Times Manual of Style and Usage: The Official Style Guide Used by the Writers and Editors of the World's Most Authoritative Newspaper is a style guide created in 1950 by editors at the newspaper and revised in 1974 and 1999 by Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly. The revised and...
and member of the American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Copy Editors SocietyThe American Copy Editors Society, commonly known as ACES, is a professional not-for-profit association for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, magazines, Web sites and corporations., the group offers:*a headline contest*member directories*a newsletter...
executive board - Hank Glamann, two-time winner of the John Murphy Award for Excellence in Copy EditingJohn Murphy Award for Excellence in Copy EditingThe John Murphy Award for Excellence in Copy Editing is given annually by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association . Consideration is given only to submissions by Texas daily newspapers that are members of TDNA....
and co-founder of the American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Copy Editors SocietyThe American Copy Editors Society, commonly known as ACES, is a professional not-for-profit association for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, magazines, Web sites and corporations., the group offers:*a headline contest*member directories*a newsletter... - Rich Holden, executive director of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund
- Gerald "Tim" Lynch, winner of the 2006 Robinson PrizeRobinson PrizeThe Robinson Prize is one of two awards given out by the American Copy Editors Society annually to one copy editor whose work demonstrates exceptional effectiveness.-History:...
for Excellence in Copy Editing from ACES and copy editor at the Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles TimesThe Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country.... - Tom Mangan, copy editor at the San Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose Mercury NewsThe San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
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ged on copy-editing issues at "Prints The Chaff" - Mindy McAdams, early Web developer for The Washington Post
- Melissa McCoy, deputy managing editor, in charge of copy desks and design, at the Los Angeles Times
- John McIntyreJohn McIntyre (copyeditor)John E. McIntyre was the assistant managing editor for the copy desk at The Baltimore Sun and a language blogger. He holds degrees in English from Michigan State University and Syracuse University and was a charter member and two-term president of the American Copy Editors Society. McIntyre was...
assistant managing editor for the copy desk at The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
, a past president of the American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Copy Editors SocietyThe American Copy Editors Society, commonly known as ACES, is a professional not-for-profit association for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, magazines, Web sites and corporations., the group offers:*a headline contest*member directories*a newsletter...
and author of the blog "You Don't Say" - Merrill Perlman, director of The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
' copy desks and professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of JournalismColumbia University Graduate School of JournalismThe Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is one of Columbia's graduate and professional schools. It offers three degree programs: Master of Science in journalism , Master of Arts in journalism and a Ph.D. in communications... - Pam RobinsonPam RobinsonPam Robinson is the co-founder, with Hank Glamann, of the American Copy Editors Society. She was born at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Lorain, Ohio, a blue-collar city on Lake Erie, 27 miles west of Cleveland...
, co-founder and first president of the American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Copy Editors SocietyThe American Copy Editors Society, commonly known as ACES, is a professional not-for-profit association for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, magazines, Web sites and corporations., the group offers:*a headline contest*member directories*a newsletter... - Allan M. SiegalAllan M. SiegalAllan M. Siegal is an American journalist who spent nearly all of his long career at The New York Times.Siegal joined the Times in 1960 as a copy boy.His last post at the Times was as standards editor. He retired in May 2006-Bibliography:...
, co-author of The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, retired - Paul Soucy, winner of the American Copy Editors Society's inaugural Robinson PrizeRobinson PrizeThe Robinson Prize is one of two awards given out by the American Copy Editors Society annually to one copy editor whose work demonstrates exceptional effectiveness.-History:...
for Excellence in Copy Editing in 2005, formerly of USA TodayUSA TodayUSA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003... - Nicole Stockdale, proprietor of the blog "A Capital Idea" http://nstockdale.blogspot.com
- David Sullivan, assistant managing editor, in charge of the copy desks, at The Philadelphia InquirerThe Philadelphia InquirerThe Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
and current board member for the American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Copy Editors SocietyThe American Copy Editors Society, commonly known as ACES, is a professional not-for-profit association for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, magazines, Web sites and corporations., the group offers:*a headline contest*member directories*a newsletter... - Mike Waller, former publisher of The Baltimore SunThe Baltimore SunThe Baltimore Sun is the U.S. state of Maryland’s largest general circulation daily newspaper and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries....
- Barbara Wallraff, former editor of Copy Editor newsletter http://www.copyeditor.com and author of several editing books
- Bill WalshBill Walsh (author)Bill Walsh is the copy chief of the national desk at The Washington Post, where he has worked since 1997. He speaks on copy editing and is a regular presenter at annual conferences of the American Copy Editors Society. His books include Lapsing into a Comma and The Elephants of Style.-External...
, of The Slot http://www.theslot.com and author of Lapsing into a Comma and Elephants of Style - Chris Wienandt, business copy desk chief at The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News is the major daily newspaper serving the Dallas, Texas area, with a circulation of 264,459 subscribers, the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported in September 2010...
and president of the American Copy Editors SocietyAmerican Copy Editors SocietyThe American Copy Editors Society, commonly known as ACES, is a professional not-for-profit association for copy editors at U.S. newspapers, magazines, Web sites and corporations., the group offers:*a headline contest*member directories*a newsletter...