This document discusses the roles and responsibilities of a copyeditor. It defines copyediting as revising written work based on publication standards, which includes fact-checking, restructuring leads, and rewriting sections. An effective copyeditor has expertise in style guides, proofreading skills, and knowledge of their field. The copyediting process involves ensuring accuracy, brevity, clarity, unity, coherence, emphasis, adequacy, aesthetic appeal, appropriateness, conciseness, concreteness, consistency, functionality, exactitude, readability, simplicity and specificity. Tips are provided on accurate reporting, omitting unnecessary words, and avoiding redundancies.

1. Copyediting: Cleaning the Copy
and Writing the Headline
ENSURING CORRECTNESS AND CONSISTENCY
Prepared by: Charry Ponce Eco, LPT.

2. Copyediting Defined
Editing
Proofreading
Copyediting

3. Editing
Removing entire sentences or rewrite entire
paragraphs
Correcting obvious errors to ensure that the
document makes sense
Cuts down wordiness and clarifies ambiguity

4. Proofreading
Process of examining the final draft of a
document or text after it has been edited.
Reviewing the spelling errors, punctuation
errors, typos or incorrect use of regional
English

5. Copyediting or
Copyreading
Refers to the serious and comprehensive revision of
an article based on the standards of publication.
Includes checking of facts, restructuring the lead,
rewriting sections to asking a writer to rework the
story.

6. A Must Feature of a Copyeditor
Must have the talented eye of a proofreader
Has additional expertise in matters of different style
in writing
Ensures consistency when it comes to names,
locations and dates.
Has expert knowledge of different style guides
Perform fact-checking or have specialized knowledge
in a particular field.

7. The Work Process
The copy editor should know the rules:
 ABC of writing ACCURACY, BREVITY, CLARITY
 UCE of writing UNITY, COHERENCE, EMPHASIS
 AAA of writing ADEQUACY, AESTHETIC APPEAL,
APPROPRIATENESS
 CCC of writing CONCISENESS, CONCRETENESS,
CONSISTENCY
 FERSS of writing FUNCTIONALITY, EXACTITUDE,
READABILITY, SIMPLICITY, SPECIFITY

8. Tips for Accurate Reporting and
Editing
Verify each fact and quote against your notes
Be objective
Present all the significant viewpoints of a
story
Cite the source of all opinions in your story

9. Omitting Verbal Deadwoods
VERBAL DEADWOOD PREFERRED TERM
Affixed his signature Signed
At the present time Now
For the reason that Because
A majority of Most
Told his listeners Said
Tendered his resignation Resigned
A sufficient amount enough

10. Avoiding Redundancies
Some major redundancy found in articles
Advance warning or notice
Actual fact
Forever and ever
Major breakthrough
Witten down

11. Some major redundancy found in articles
9:00 AM in the morning
Past history
Plan ahead
Postpone until later
Unexpected surprise
Unintentional mistake
Still remains