1. JRNL 53: Class III
Prof. Vaccaro
Feb. 13, 2018

2. Copy Editing vs. Proofreading
Copy editing is not proofreading
Copy editors known everything about something or something about everything
Proofreaders just check over someone’s work and glance for errors
There is an art to copy editing, a specific style, as you’ve heard
Copy editors help improve and polish writing, devise creative headlines, write photo captions and lay out pages (sometimes)

3. Tips for Checking Page Proofs
Use appropriate symbols in the page margins
Ensure body text on proof is large enough to read easily
Avoid the impulse to read with eye toward improving writing
Double-check every headline and other display type elements on page

4. Tips for Checking Page Proofs
Look carefully at the date and page number
Make sure section-front stories that continue to inside pages have a jump line telling readers where to find the rest of the story
Check that each story fits its space – not too long or short

5. VIDEO: Ted Talks – Mary Norris
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New Yorker Copy Editor talks about the job

6. Checking Facts
The most frequent errors in news stories are in names, dates, locations, and descriptions of past events
When copy editors question facts in a story, four courses of action are open to them:
1. If the question can be answered by a reference source, the verification or correction can be made rather easily, provided the copy editor is facile at using reference materials
2. If the writer is readily available, the question can be referred to that person
3. If it is a question of company policy, taste or consistency, copy editors should know the policy, but if they have doubts, they must consult the chief copy editor of a managing editor
4. If the fact is not vital and cannot be checked before deadline, it can be deleted from the story. Of course, this is the last resort. If a fact is essential, then hold the story.

7. Checking Facts: Reporter Checklist

8. Checking Facts: Assignment Editor Checklist

9. Checking Facts: Copy Editor Checklist

10. Checking Facts: Photo Editor Checklist

11. Checking Facts: Artist Checklist

12. Checking Facts: Photographer Checklist

13. Redundant Phrases
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14. Frequently Misused Words
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15. AP Style Tips: Titles
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16. AP Style Tips: Temperature
Temperatures get higher or lower, not warmer or cooler. So, “Temperatures are expected to rise in the area Friday,” not “Temperatures are expected to warm up in the area Friday.”
Don’t use an apostrophe when referring to a range of temperatures: “Highs are expected to be in the 90s,” not “90’s.”
All temperature figures except zero should be written as numerals: “Temperatures fell 5 degrees,” not “five degrees.”
When it’s clear the temperature you’re writing about is on the Fahrenheit scale, such as outdoor temperatures in the U.S., there’s no need to say “degrees Fahrenheit” or “98 F.”

17. Next Class REMINDER: No class on Feb. 20 We’re in class again Feb. 27
March 6: Trivia Night team needed!
Read, read, read more newspapers and magazines