Editing Workshop, G54.1123, WEEK I
Sonia Jaffe Robbins
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10. It's like solving a puzzle.
9. You find a whole world of other people who go crazy over the "10 items or less" sign in the grocery store. (Or, as one new editor put it, "I can constructively satisfy my obsessive-compulsive anal-retentive tendencies and get paid for it.")
8. Your job changes constantly; you are never bored.
7. You become a more interesting person. You can talk about Arafat, Agassi, Albright, and Aguilera and sound like you know what you're talking about -- because you do.
6. You have responsibility and power. You decide how the reader will perceive the news - how they'll perceive the world.
5. Catching a dumb mistake before readers see it is a rush. Helping someone make a story better is the best drug there is.
4. Newspapers never ask writers to edit, but they love it when editors write.
3. You could be the world's best quiz show contestant, because you're a dictionary of useless information.
2. You can move anywhere you want and find a job.
1. You never have to dress nice.
Last revision: January 16, 2005
