Mastodawn

I've been spending today #updating the #Networking page, at https://www.kokedit.com/ckb_5.php, of the #Copyeditors’ #Knowledge #Base — aka the #CKB, at https://www.kokedit.com/ckb.php — within my #website. #Editors, you'll want to check out the *hundreds* of work-related #resources there. www.kokedit.com

KOK Edit :: Copyeditors' Knowledge Base, Networking

KOK Edit: Copyeditors' Knowledge Base, Networking

the MockingOwls Apr 9

We're busy over here at the #MockingOwlRoost - commissioning for the second half of 2025 and into 2026. But we're also #recruiting for awesome #volunteer #copyeditors who will love our contributors as much as we do! No experience necessary! Learn more:
https://www.mockingowlroost.com/recruiting/

Now Recruiting!

The MockingOwl Roost is now recruiting! We're looking for volunteer editors, websters, proofreaders, and layout team members. Come learn more.

The MockingOwl Roost

Karen Yin Aug 12, 2024

#ICYMI: The July edition of The #ConsciousLanguage Newsletter includes:
• Why We Shouldn’t Call Trump a “Criminal”
• Stop Saying “Conservative” When You Mean Fascist
• Words Such as Racist Slurs Can Literally Hurt—Here’s the Science

✅ Read and subscribe: https://mail.consciousstyleguide.com/p/conscious-language-newsletter-july-2024

#AmEditing #Copyediting #Copyeditors #WritingCommunity #ConsciousStyleGuide #ConsciousStyle #InclusiveLanguage #ConsciousLanguage #Newsletter

The Conscious Language Newsletter: July 2024

"Conservative," "fascist," "criminal"—what should we call Trump?

The Conscious Language Newsletter by Karen Yin

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS Aug 7, 2024

I've added an entry for The Asian American Journalists Association #Style #Guide to the "Editing Tools" page of my #Copyeditors' #Knowledge #Base (#CKB): https://www.kokedit.com/ckb_4.php. This entry page for the CKB will show you how to get to the 7 subpages: https://www.kokedit.com/ckb.php. #AmEditing

KOK Edit :: Copyeditors' Knowledge Base, Editing Tools

KOK Edit: Copyeditors' Knowledge Base, Editing Tools

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS Jul 10, 2024

I've updated 2 pages of the #Copyeditors' #Knowledge #Base (the #CKB) with an entry about Jamaal Pittman's #book The Copy Editor's (Life)Style Guide: Maintaining Your Joy (and Sanity) in a Rapidly Changing Profession. https://tinyurl.com/2fvykf68 & https://tinyurl.com/mr3dcthw #AmEditing

KOK Edit :: Copyeditors' Knowledge Base, Basics

Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS Jun 28, 2024

Surprising to learn that #publisher Taylor & Francis #advertises for #journal editors-in-chief, assoc. #editors, etc. — #service #roles in #academe (= no pay). https://tinyurl.com/4nn4caxb I've yet to see ads for #copyeditors, who require pay, in general-interest #magazines. Curious. #AmEditing

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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS May 28, 2024

I've updated the #Copyeditors' #Knowledge #Base, including adding an entry for @karenyin's #book The Conscious Style Guide: www.kokedit.com/ckb_4.php . #style #CKB #editors #editing #resources Find other CKB pp. here: www.kokedit.com/ckb.php .

Encyclopedia Briannica Feb 9, 2024

Spanish/English Editors! Go work for the Monterey Bay Aquarium! #AmEditing #CopyEditing #CopyEditors #Translation https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3821122291/

Monterey Bay Aquarium hiring Editor (Bilingual) in Monterey, California, United States | LinkedIn

Posted 2:32:46 AM. At the Monterey Bay Aquarium, we are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

Jack Alexander Nov 21, 2023

I'd be very happy to follow and be followed by other #copyeditors and #proofreaders. Don't be shy, and do say hello if you're out there!

Leslie Elizabeth Parker Oct 10, 2023

Signs of Undeclared ChatGPT Use in Papers Mounting

#Copyeditors are called out in this article for missing embarrassing errors that are also obvious signs of undeclared ChatGPT use. Which is fair. But copyeditors do not have the time they once did. #AcademicPublishers are investing less in #copyediting and relying more than ever on outsourcing and automated systems and are prioritizing quantity over quality. #PublicationEthics #LLM #ArtificialIntelligence
https://retractionwatch.com/2023/10/06/signs-of-undeclared-chatgpt-use-in-papers-mounting/

Signs of undeclared ChatGPT use in papers mounting

Guillaume Cabanac Last week, an environmental journal published a paper on the use of renewable energy in cleaning up contaminated land. To read it, you would have to pay 40 euros. But you still wo…

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