copyboys
Editorial floor gofers
Copyboys were young workers in newspaper offices who carried copy—written material—between reporters, editors, and typesetters.
The job was an entry point into journalism, with many copyboys eventually becoming reporters or editors themselves.
The role largely disappeared with the shift to digital newsrooms.
He started as a copyboy at the Tribune before becoming a correspondent.
Conveyance of goods
- fetchGo get and return
- dispatchSend with speed
- runnerOne who sprints
- messengerOne who delivers communications
carrier · courier · proofs · copy · galleys · paste-up · pressroom · intercoms
delivery
Conveyance of goods
messenger · carrier · courier · proofs · copy · galleys · paste-up · pressroom · intercoms · clipboard
journalism
News gathering and dissemination
press · reporter · typesetter · correspondent · scoop · byline · newsprint · tabloid · gazette · dispatch
intern
Supervised workplace learner
junior · cub · entry-level · gofer · assistant · aide · helper · subordinate · staffer · aspiring
copyboyseditors-in-chief
Senior publication overseers
managing editors · editors · publishers · columnists · owners
copyboysreporters
Those who gather news
journalists · correspondents · columnists · investigative reporters · war correspondents
copyboyseditor-in-chief
Publication's top authority
managing editor · executive editor · senior editor · editors · publisher