Comments on: ‘A copy editor? What’s that? Why?’ http://nytimesinstitutetuc2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/a-copy-editor-whats-that-why/ www.nytimes-institute.com Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:37:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Merrill Perlman http://nytimesinstitutetuc2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/a-copy-editor-whats-that-why/#comment-16 Merrill Perlman Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:45:41 +0000 http://nytimesinstitutetuc2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/a-copy-editor-whats-that-why/#comment-16 As my first editing teacher said, near as I can recall: As a reporter, you may have one, two or three stories in that day's paper. As a copy editor, you may have a dozen. It's your headline that lures the reader in to the story; without copy editors, reporters' work is unread. And as a former assistant managing editor at the New York Times often said, "It's God's work." So to all who think being a copy editor is the best job in journalism: bless you. Merrill Perlman Capo di tutti copy (as Nancy Sharkey has named me) The New York Times As my first editing teacher said, near as I can recall: As a reporter, you may have one, two or three stories in that day’s paper. As a copy editor, you may have a dozen. It’s your headline that lures the reader in to the story; without copy editors, reporters’ work is unread.

And as a former assistant managing editor at the New York Times often said, “It’s God’s work.”

So to all who think being a copy editor is the best job in journalism: bless you.

Merrill Perlman
Capo di tutti copy (as Nancy Sharkey has named me)
The New York Times

]]> By: Mariana Muñiz Lara http://nytimesinstitutetuc2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/a-copy-editor-whats-that-why/#comment-6 Mariana Muñiz Lara Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:01:38 +0000 http://nytimesinstitutetuc2008.wordpress.com/2008/01/07/a-copy-editor-whats-that-why/#comment-6 Hey Brian! I really like copy editing; looking through all the details... I also worked with Kaly; you are going to have fun, even if you have to stay in the newsroon past 11:00 p.m. :) Tell your new friends to give it a try, so that you can take a night off. And congratulations all for being in the Institute. I'm sure you will have a great time and learn a lot. Un abrazo desde Puerto Rico, Mariana Miami 2007 Institute Hey Brian!
I really like copy editing; looking through all the details…
I also worked with Kaly; you are going to have fun, even if you have to stay in the newsroon past 11:00 p.m. :)
Tell your new friends to give it a try, so that you can take a night off.
And congratulations all for being in the Institute. I’m sure you will have a great time and learn a lot.
Un abrazo desde Puerto Rico, Mariana
Miami 2007 Institute

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