Editorial Inspirations Blog

Copyeditors and Credibility

In a blog post, “Up on the soapbox,” Kathy Schenck discusses the importance of copyeditors in helping publications and authors to maintain their credibility. She says that, “Copy editors are the guardians of credibility. Their loyalty lies first with the reader, not the reporter who wrote the story or the editor who moved it. They test-drive [...]

Ethics and Plagiarism

As seen in the debacles of people like Stephen Glass and James Frey, plagiarism is not seen as a big deal among many writers. In the same way, students are violating ethics via plagiarism. Though it is unknown whether plagiarism is now more prevalent than before or whether more of the students are now being [...]