Copy these

Below decks at most magazines are the vital but often unacknowledged heroes and heroines of journalism, the copy editors. For those of you who are, or might wish to be, or wish to understand these specialists, there are a couple of American sites worth visiting (we'd be glad of indications of any similar Canadian sites). One is called The Slot, run by Bill Walsh, the chief of the copy desk of the Washington Post. It's done for his own amusement and at his own expense (similar to Canadian Magazines!). He's not slavishly newspapery and runs a parallel blog where he captures the foibles and amusements of the trade.

Aptly named, the site Testy Copy Editor is also worth a visit. Its slogan is: "One of the great things about being a copy editor is freedom from vulgar desire for public recognition."