Your Copy Leaders
Madeline loves this theme park and went there for her senior trip!
What is Disney World?
If you don’t do this, you’re gone. Make sure your slack notifications are always ….
What is on?
When you’re editing on Google Docs, make sure you’re in this mode.
What is suggestion mode?
I have a question for a reporter. I should use this app to message them.
What is slack?
The House Guide can be found in this folder in the Texan Google Drive.
What is main documents?
This ACDC’s family has 5 cats!
Who is Connor?
I’ve finished my story and I need to let copy leadership know! So, I send this message in slack.
What is red?
You may be a part of the Texan, but when you’re fact checking, these articles are off limits to prove something is true.
What are Daily Texan articles?
The reporter isn’t responding to my slack messages. Now I should use this information from the top of the article to contact them.
What is phone number?
The word “and” has no business in headlines. If you notice an and, go ahead and substitute it with this.
What is a comma?
This person worked at Littlefield Patio for a year and a half!
Who is Uswa?
I need to send red, but I don’t just send this message alone. I send the message here to keep everything in order!
What is thread?
A quote! A quote! In my comment, I need to put these two pieces of information so that copy leadership knows where to find the quote when they double check my work!
What are start and end time?
I’ve had something come up and I need to cancel my shift. I need to make sure that I let copy leadership know at least this far in advance(not including emergencies).
What is 24 hours?
It rhymes with grace, this is always between em dashes and ellipses.
What is space?
This person attended an international school!
Who is Lucy?
I need to let everyone know that I’m a copy editor now! On my slack profile, I need to fill out this section and put “Copy Editor”
What is Title?
It rhymes with screwed, when I’m factchecking I need to confirm anything that could be _______.
What is argued?
What are Monday and Thursday?
You’ve gotten a sports story and a team record is inside! Make sure to use this symbol to state what the record is!
What is em dash
Taylor played this sport for about ten years!
What is soccer?
It’s more important than anything else so it just has to be repeated. I have to make sure that my slack notifications are ______
What is on?
This question has three parts! These three goals drive the copy department.
What are accuracy, clarity, and efficiency?
You heard him talk about libel and slander. We all love this Daily Texan icon!
Who is Peter?
We need to know who the people in our stories are! If someone has a job title longer than three words, it needs to go here!
What is behind the person’s name?