How to safeguard your publication from inaccuracies and plagiarism. (Editorial Management).Copy editors, speak up! You are the last defense for your publication against inaccuracies, inconsistencies, even plagiarism Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work. and libel. That's the advice from Copy Editor newsletter. Its lead article in the June--July 2003 issue, by contributing editor A contributing editor is a magazine job title that varies in responsibilities. Most often, a contributing editor is a freelancer who has proven ability and readership draw. Allan Reeder, interviewed "a range of copy editors across the country--at daily newspapers, national magazines, book-publishing houses, and corporations--for their own cautionary tales A cautionary tale is a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger. There are three essential parts to a cautionary tale, though they can be introduced in a large variety of ways. , about situations in which material that came across their desks seemed to go too far in some way and to demand questioning." Reeder prominently cited William G. Connolly For other persons named William Connolly, see William Connolly (disambiguation). William G. Connolly, is a co-author of The New York Times style guide and a member of the executive committee of the American Copy Editors Society. , who was senior editor at The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times until his retirement in 2001. "Connolly says he tried to hire 'activist copy editors,' who were always ready to pose the necessary questions: * Does this compute? * Where did this fact come from? * Where is the attribution? * Who is the expert? * Have we talked to all sides? * Are we being responsible and fair?" We highly recommend your acquiring and reading Reeder's lengthy article, "Beyond the Bounds," to see how leading copy editors safeguard their publications from embarrassment and even libel. It's available from Copy Editor for $12 by calling Jennifer Zuverink at 888-626-8779, mentioning NL/NL. 1010 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85014, 888-626-8779, wwwcopyeditor.com |
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