First Impressions

I define copy editing as just that, copying and editing. Although it sounds simple in those terms I do feel I understand the importance of copy editing. It's the ability to properly copy a document to another form of media, and it's the ability to edit that document in order to make it grammatically correct. If copy editing were not practiced the news paper as well as magazines and other media would have errors all over it. Personally if I read a paper that couldn't spell correctly I doubt I'd believe the stories accurate. As a journalism major I think this class will help me greatly. If I have any hope of writing for a news station as I hope I'd better have good editing skills. I hope this class will help me gain that ability and help me on my career path.