Editor Mark

@EditorMark

Editor, writer, teacher, consultant. Advocate for plain language, journalism, free speech and tolerance. Feminist. More tips on my website. Be explicit.

Columbus, Ohio
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    7 hours ago

    I think some people misconstrue forward-thinking language as politically liberal or pushing an agenda, but when you get down to it, it's primarily about being as accurate and respectful as possible.

    Q2: What are the risks of allowing your language to have an ethical or moral agenda? What do you gain or lose by giving up the claim of neutral language?
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    7 hours ago
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    A2: At Mic, we’ve published our editorial standards on the website, which plainly spell out how our editorial staffers approach bias and neutrality. We advocate detachment, rather than the impossible standard of “true objectivity.”

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    14 hours ago

    Pens at the Palmer House! This should be the entire topic of today's !

    Replying to @AndersonPens @CopyCurmudgeon
    Anderson, seriously, end of April, 600 copyeditors are coming to a conference at the Palmer.
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    12 hours ago

    👇👇Tune in this afternoon for an on conscious editing with our branded copydesk and our buddies at 👇👇

    so excited to be joining , & for today’s 4 p.m. ! follow the hashtag later today to hear our ~thoughts~ on when to break style rules & why. 📝
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    Apr 3

    There are many Englishes. None of them are 'wrong'. A good editorial professional knows that and treats them all with respect.

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    Apr 3

    For , some food for thought:

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  7. Apr 3

    tl;dr: This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.

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    How America's largest local TV owner turned its news anchors into soldiers in Trump's war on the media:
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    Apr 3

    Lexicographers and are launching a podcast! Follow them at for updates.

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    Apr 3

    This one bears repeating.... [ducks]

    Grr! 😬
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  10. Apr 3

    One reason journalism remains a popular profession: “We're all in the democracy business more than in the business to make money,” says . Loving the conversation at .

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    Apr 2

    Download an excellent free role-playing card game for students that stimulates critical thinking from on International Fact-Checking Day today

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    Mar 30

    Librarians! Here's a list of books you may want to consider showcasing on Monday April 2 for International Fact-Checking Day. What'd I miss?

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    Apr 2

    Happy ! Details in =>

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    Mar 30

    New edition (9th) of A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (aka Turabian) is out. Do your authors use it?

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    Mar 30

    Students: is sponsoring need-based scholarships for 21 students to go to the 2018 conferences of , , , and . This is a great opportunity to attend a national conference! Details:

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    Mar 30

    Had a few people ask me how to set up as an editorial freelancer in recent weeks, and while I’ve tried to give my best advice—this might be much more useful! Tune in later today. 😊

    This afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Eastern we’ll be chatting about starting and growing an editorial freelance business.
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    Mar 29

    Editors, are you ready for International Fact-Checking Day next Monday? It's coordinated by the International Fact-Checking Network. Learn more here, , and remember to .

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    Mar 28

    The International Fact-Checking Day is coming on April 2! ✅Are we living in a “post-truth” world 🤔? See what people around the world think.

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    Mar 28

    From the institute: April 2 marks the second annual International Fact-Checking Day

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    Mar 28

    Woo-hoo! It's the UK publication date of The Prodigal Tongue!

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