Reflection SY24
As a copy staffer, I am the last person to edit every piece in the newspaper. In this article, my edits are the gray and green edit marks. When I edit, most of the mistakes I notice have to do with punctuation and spelling errors. However, to edit this piece, I corrected a lot of the wording to consistently be in past tense and active voice. Also, I modified some of the wording to use better, more precise words.
Reflection SY25
When I edit, I go line by line to make sure I catch all mistakes. To become an efficient editor, I took many online copy editing and proofreading courses as well as read and annotated a lot of the AP Stylebook. In addition, I put together a list of guidelines specific to my publication’s style, which I tend to have pulled up when I’m editing. Also, I make many copy presentations to show to the staff in hopes that other editors will catch mistakes before drafts come to me so that I can focus on edits that I might have missed amidst many frivolous mistakes.
