J461 News Editing

Fall 2022, 2-5 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday. Allen 304
John Russial

323 Allen Hall; 346-3750 To send me E-mail The address is jrussial@uoregon.edu if for any reason the link doesn't work.

This page can be found at http://pages.uoregon.edu/~jrussial/j461


Information on the Dow Jones copy editing internship program

  • Program application links
  • Dow Jones Copy Editing tests These are posted by the Dow Jones News Fund, which sponsors the internships.
  • EditTeach.org is a site that contains older tests and many other excellent copy editing resources.

  • A few links to information about copyediting

  • ACES The Society for Editing, formerly known as the American Copy Editors Society. A lot of information about copyediting, as well as info about joining this organization. The organization is aimed at professional copyeditors as well as students interested in careers in editing.

    A few blogs on copy editing

  • "You Don't Say: Language and Usage" A blog by John McIntyre, past president of ACES and former AME for copy desks, Baltimore Sun
  • Bill Walsh's copy desk blog; Walsh died in 2017. Later posts document his battle with cancer. Earlier posts discuss copy editing issues.

    Other Links

  • The Poynter Institute This is a very large site, and it contains a great deal of useful information for writers and editors. Sometimes it's hard to find what you want--try searching for copy editing or visual journalism.
  • Last, and without a doubt least, a goofy grammar quiz