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SUMMARY:Copy Editing: Intro - ONLINE - Rebecca Smith Hurd - 6 sessions, $470
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$470 ($445 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nThis course is for anyone who wants to break into copy editing or feel more confident wrangling words. We\'ll cover the basics, from understanding copy editing marks to avoiding rookie grammar mistakes. You\'ll have the tools needed to enter the field and an understanding of how to create smooth, readable copy. And you\'ll have another skill you can add to your resume and put into action.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nDetermine when a sentence needs tweaking or is best left alone\n\nUnderstand copy editing lingo, including proofreading symbols and common terms\n\nNavigate stylebooks and prepare for a copy editing test\n\nFind the best reference materials for a copy editing assignment\n\nTailor a resume and find copy editing jobs\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:Knowledge of the copy editing field and the tools to pursue a job as a copy editor.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM \n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nRebecca Smith Hurd is a word nerd whose journalism career spans nearly 25 years. Her experience includes a six-year stint as assistant managing editor of Wired, which during her tenure  won a National Magazine Award for general excellence and was recently named Magazine of the Decade by Adweek. \n\nFor the past five years, she\'s maintained a successful freelance business as an editor, writer, and communications consultant. Her clients include print and online media organizations, nonprofit groups, and design consultancies. Rebecca specializes in delivering clear, concise, and compelling copy on deadline, and she enjoys teaching others to do the same. She holds a bachelor\'s degree in news reporting and editing from San Jose State University.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Rebecca\'s material was fresh, the assignments interesting, and she was a fun, dynamic, informative speaker. My experience has made me eager to sign up for other classes with mediabistro." -- Trina Enriquez, copy editor, Sunset Magazine\n\n"Rebecca provides valuable information about copy editing and hilarious anecdotes from the publishing world. Her teaching style engages, informs, and entertains." -- Evan James\n\n"I highly recommend Rebecca. She designed a thorough and challenging curriculum and taught it with wit and warmth. She was highly accessible and always on point." -- Corey Williams\n\n"Rebecca has a vast expanse of knowledge and is more than happy to let students pick her brain while challenging them to improve." -- Lindsay Sandor\n\n"Rebecca covered everything from style, to rules of grammar and punctuation, to how to get the job. I definitely recommend this class." -- McKenzie Granata\n\n"Rebecca offers an information-packed, professional course. Her communications were succinct and to-the-point and her edits useful." -- Phyllis Gold\n\n"Rebecca made both the novice and experienced student feel equally capable and always offered helpful advice and encouragement. Definitely a class act!" -- L. Talbot\n\n"Rebecca was attentive, knowledgeable, and provided great feedback. She leveraged her real-life experience to construct meaningful lessons." -- John Ball\n\n"Thank you so much Rebecca for your sharp eye and gentle approach. You\'ve really given me a new way of thinking about editing and writing." -- Leah Hagan\n\n"Rebecca was an excellent instructor. She made the coursework interesting and informative. Her attitude was always cordial and inviting. I look forward to taking more courses from mediabistro." -- Robert Wassom\n\n
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SUMMARY:Copy Editing: Intro - New York, NY - Marisa Carroll - 4 sessions, $385
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$385 ($360 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nThis course is for anyone who wants to break into copy editing or feel more confident wrangling words. We\'ll cover the basics, from understanding copy editing marks to avoiding rookie grammar mistakes. You\'ll have the tools needed to enter the field and an understanding of how to create smooth, readable copy. And you\'ll have another skill you can add to your resume and put into action.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nDetermine when a sentence needs tweaking or is best left alone\n\nUnderstand copy editing lingo, including proofreading symbols and common terms\n\nNavigate stylebooks and prepare for a copy editing test\n\nFind the best reference materials for a copy editing assignment\n\nTailor a resume and find copy editing jobs\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:The tools to get work as a copy editor.\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nMarisa Carroll is the copy chief at Seventeen magazine. Prior to this, she was a staff copy editor at Harper\'s Bazaar and a deputy copy chief at Us Weekly. She has been an adjunct instructor of rhetoric at The College of New Jersey and holds a master\'s degree in communication studies from The University of Iowa. Marisa\'s essays about film and television have appeared in The Essential Sopranos Reader and Magill\'s Cinema Annual. Her favorite punctuation mark is the em dash.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Copy Editing: Intro - ONLINE - Rebecca Smith Hurd - 6 sessions, $470
DESCRIPTION:CERTIFICATE Use this course to earn a certificate in Copy Editing.\n\nPRICE\n$470 ($445 for AvantGuild)\n\nCOURSE DETAILS\nThis course is for anyone who wants to break into copy editing or feel more confident wrangling words. We\'ll cover the basics, from understanding copy editing marks to avoiding rookie grammar mistakes. You\'ll have the tools needed to enter the field and an understanding of how to create smooth, readable copy. And you\'ll have another skill you can add to your resume and put into action.\n\nIn this class, you will learn how to:\n\nDetermine when a sentence needs tweaking or is best left alone\n\nUnderstand copy editing lingo, including proofreading symbols and common terms\n\nNavigate stylebooks and prepare for a copy editing test\n\nFind the best reference materials for a copy editing assignment\n\nTailor a resume and find copy editing jobs\n\nBy the end of class, you will have:Knowledge of the copy editing field and the tools to pursue a job as a copy editor.\n\nThe online classroom has several components:\n\nLessons: Learn new skills through written lessons\n\nDiscussion: Join a weekly live, interactive discussion via IM \n\nAssignments: Complete homework and receive instructor feedback\n\nForums: Exchange resources, meet peers, and ask your instructor questions\n\n\n\nINSTRUCTOR BIO\nRebecca Smith Hurd is a word nerd whose journalism career spans nearly 25 years. Her experience includes a six-year stint as assistant managing editor of Wired, which during her tenure  won a National Magazine Award for general excellence and was recently named Magazine of the Decade by Adweek. \n\nFor the past five years, she\'s maintained a successful freelance business as an editor, writer, and communications consultant. Her clients include print and online media organizations, nonprofit groups, and design consultancies. Rebecca specializes in delivering clear, concise, and compelling copy on deadline, and she enjoys teaching others to do the same. She holds a bachelor\'s degree in news reporting and editing from San Jose State University.\n\nTestimonials\n\n"Rebecca\'s material was fresh, the assignments interesting, and she was a fun, dynamic, informative speaker. My experience has made me eager to sign up for other classes with mediabistro." -- Trina Enriquez, copy editor, Sunset Magazine\n\n"Rebecca provides valuable information about copy editing and hilarious anecdotes from the publishing world. Her teaching style engages, informs, and entertains." -- Evan James\n\n"I highly recommend Rebecca. She designed a thorough and challenging curriculum and taught it with wit and warmth. She was highly accessible and always on point." -- Corey Williams\n\n"Rebecca has a vast expanse of knowledge and is more than happy to let students pick her brain while challenging them to improve." -- Lindsay Sandor\n\n"Rebecca covered everything from style, to rules of grammar and punctuation, to how to get the job. I definitely recommend this class." -- McKenzie Granata\n\n"Rebecca offers an information-packed, professional course. Her communications were succinct and to-the-point and her edits useful." -- Phyllis Gold\n\n"Rebecca made both the novice and experienced student feel equally capable and always offered helpful advice and encouragement. Definitely a class act!" -- L. Talbot\n\n"Rebecca was attentive, knowledgeable, and provided great feedback. She leveraged her real-life experience to construct meaningful lessons." -- John Ball\n\n"Thank you so much Rebecca for your sharp eye and gentle approach. You\'ve really given me a new way of thinking about editing and writing." -- Leah Hagan\n\n"Rebecca was an excellent instructor. She made the coursework interesting and informative. Her attitude was always cordial and inviting. I look forward to taking more courses from mediabistro." -- Robert Wassom\n\n
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