The 1998 Conference
More than 400 editors signed up for the second national conference
of the American Copy Editors Society in Portland, Ore. in September. Participants
packed workshops on language, editing, headlines, business, features and
sports and magazines, and industry issues, such as the shortage of copy
editors, newsroom advancement and communications skills for copy editors.Editors
were upbeat in their commentsabout
the conference.
Senior editors participated in a discussion
on how copy editors could rise in the
newsroom. All panelists are former copy
editors. Participating were Peter Bhatia
of The Oregonian, Gene Foreman, recently retired
from the Philadelphia Inquirer,
Jeanette Chavez of the Denver Post, Karen
Wada of The Los Angeles Times and
Mike Waller of the Baltimore Sun.
Much preparation for the conference
went on behind the scenes. Oregonian
editors and ACES representatives,
led by Lynn Louie, stuffed
bags for
participants before the opening
of the second national conference.
Oh, yes, and then there was dancing.
Reports from the 1998 Conference
Several reports, including the following, are available from Anne
Ferguson-Rohrer.
The handout used by the charged-language
panel.
A list of business
editing tips, put together by Washington Post staffers led by Vince
Rinehart.
And, from Richard Drezen of The Washington Post, a list of business-related
Web sites.
Notes from "Editing
Beyond Comma Sense" by Merrill Perlman,
and other material from The New York Times.
Tips on improving newsroom civility and communication, from the
team that brought us the What
Jerk Wrote This? session.
The text of the banquet
speech by Baltimore Sun publisher Mike Waller is also available.