The year was 1997. ACES: The Society for Editing — formerly known as the American Copy Editors Society — was founded as a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting excellence in copy editing.

At some newspapers, they call them copy editors; at others, sub-editors or "subs." At small operations, the chief editor often has to do everything: assign stories, edit the copy, write the headlines, ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. Both columns explained that recent layoffs and buyouts on the copy desk had resulted in a spike in the number of errors ...