Better Know A Media Org: ACES

Today’s organization: American Copy Editors Society (ACES)

About the organization:

The American Copy Editors Society is a professional organization working toward the advancement of copy editors in newspapers, magazines, Web sites and other journalistic endeavors. Our aim is to provide solutions to copy desk problems through training, discussion and an awareness of common issues.

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To join, you must:
Be a working copy editor.

You’ll get:
Discount on annual conference
Job bank
Editing guidelines
More

And for that, you’ll pay:
Active: $55/year
Associate: $55/year
Student: $35/year
High School Student: $10/year
We’re almost done with our compilation of professional organizations for mediabistro community members. We’ve been featuring one a day in alphabetical order, and are now backtracking through the alphabet to catch a few we missed the first time around.

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