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For over a decade these publications haven't had copyeditors who review every article prior to publication and tweak the prose and correct obvious errors. It's
by droithomme 8y ago
For over a decade these publications haven't had copyeditors who review every article prior to publication and tweak the prose and correct obvious errors. It's not uncommon to have obvious spelling and grammatical errors as well in once great publications.
- bookofjoe 8y agoA few years ago the Washington Post fired ALL of its copy editors, forcing others to pick up the slack.
- bookofjoe 8y agoNew York Times eliminated its copy desk in 2017: https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2018/06/14/new-york-times-gets-rid-of-copy-editors-mistakes-ensue/ https://www.chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2018/06/14/new-...
- bookofjoe 8y agoMemory didn't serve me well: it was over 10 years ago, not "a few," nor did the paper fire ALL of its copy editors. From a 2009 story: "Between early 2005 and mid-2008, the number of full-time copy editors dropped from about 75 to 43 through buyouts or voluntary departures. It has declined further since then, but Post managers won't provide precise figures beyond saying that six took a recent buyout offer." https://lisagoldresearch.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/the-washington-post-discovers-that-fewer-copy-editors-more-errors/ https://lisagoldresearch.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/the-washin...