A journalism professional responsible for reviewing and refining written content before publication.
Copy editors check for grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style consistency while ensuring accuracy, clarity, and adherence to the publication’s editorial standards.
They verify facts, improve sentence structure, eliminate redundancy, and ensure the story flows logically. Copy editors also write headlines, captions, and subheadings, and may resize stories to fit available space.
In digital journalism, copy editors often optimize content for search engines and social media. They serve as the final quality control checkpoint, catching errors that could undermine the publication’s credibility and ensuring the story meets professional journalism standards.
