Craig Silverman takes a break from collecting errors and provides links to his favorite copyediting tipsheets on the Poynter web site: "If a story refers to a direction, check it. That may mean getting out a map and looking at the direction." He also discusses what happens when copyeditors get carried away: "Editors save writers from making mistakes ... but it’s also true that the editing process can introduce errors. This drives both writers and editors crazy."
January 16, 2012