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This is a list of some notable current and former '''American copy editors''' and possibly others prominent in the field.
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*Theodore_M._Bernstein, edits of ''The New York Times'' and author of ''The Careful Writer'', ''Watch Your Language'' and a host of other books on grammar and uses
*Carmelita Bevill, two-time winner of the John_Murphy_Award_for_Excellence_in_Copy_Editing from the Texas Daily Newspaper Association
*Sue Blair, As_of_2005, the only non-newspaper copy editor who has served on the executive committee of the American_Copy_Editors_Society
*Phillip Blanchard, copy editor at The_Washington_Post and founder of Testy Copy Editors
*Bill Cloud, who runs the midcareer institute for copy editors at the University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
*William_G._Connolly, co-author of the New_York_Times style guide
*Hank Glamann, two-time winner of the John_Murphy_Award_for_Excellence_in_Copy_Editing from the Texas Daily Newspaper Association
*Joe Grimm, recruiter for the Detroit_Free_Press, who ruins the Jobs Page
*Rich Holden, executive director of the Dow_Jones_Newspaper_Fund
*Tom Mangan, who began Blogging in the mid-1990s
*Mindy McAdams, early Web developer
*Pam_Robinson, founder and first president of the American_Copy_Editors_Society
*Allan M. Siegal, co-author of the New_York_Times style guide
*Nicole_Stockdale, proprietor of the blog A Capital Idea
*Dave Thomas, two-time winner of the John_Murphy_Award_for_Excellence_in_Copy_Editing from the Texas Daily Newspaper Association
*Mike_Waller, former publisher of The_Baltimore_Sun
*Barbara Wallraff, editor of Copy_Editor_newsletter
*Bill Walsh, of The Slot and author of ''Lapsing_into_a_Comma''
==Source==
*List of some people who have advanced from the copy desk, at the bottom of the page
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