Copy editing: Man vs. Machine →

Jason F. of 37signals — a web technology company — has helped write a book in the process of being published. Here, he explains why he prefers old-school pen and paper copy editing to the high-tech “track changes” style made possible by word processors. Sometimes old tech just does the job better.

Telescopic Text →

A cool little bit of JavaScript that shows how much a little copy editing and concision can change a piece of writing. (via matthewb)

Paper misspells its name on front page →

(via Pat Thornton)

(via Jack Shedd)

"…in that world of the perpetual present tense — post it now, fix it later, update constantly — old-time, persnickety editing may be a luxury in which only a few large news operations will indulge. It will be an artisanal product, like monastery honey and wooden yachts."

NYT’s Lawrence Downes on the dying art of copy editing. (via Syntax of Things, via Maud Newton)

— tylerriewer

— nostrich