subeditor
Manuscript polishing professional
A subeditor is a person who prepares text for publication by checking and correcting grammar, style, and factual accuracy.
In British usage, the subeditor works under a senior editor, handling the detailed work of polishing copy before it goes to print: The subeditor caught several errors before deadline.
American publications typically use the term copy editor for this role.
Checking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- syntaxRules for arranging words
punctuation · revisions · corrections · rewrite · style · accuracy · brevity · markup
Original text before publication
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
folio · prepress · imprint · blueline · typography · captions · kerning · leading
Editorial review station
- headlineNews article title
- bylineArticle author identification
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- ledeNews story opening
beat · scoop · reporter · correspondent · deadline · assignment · feature · column
Extreme carefulness in details
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
- scrutinyClose, careful examination
diligence · exactness · rigor · carefulness · perfectionism · punctiliousness · methodical · exacting
proofreading
Checking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
syntax · punctuation · revisions · corrections · rewrite · style · accuracy · brevity · markup · queries
manuscript
Original text before publication
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- typesettingArranging text for print
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
galley · folio · prepress · imprint · blueline · typography · captions · kerning · leading · proofs
copydesk
Editorial review station
lede · beat · scoop · reporter · correspondent · deadline · assignment · feature · column · masthead
meticulousness
Extreme carefulness in details
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- detail-orientedFocused on small elements
- thoroughnessAttention to every detail
scrutiny · diligence · exactness · rigor · carefulness · perfectionism · punctiliousness · methodical · exacting · standards
- editorscopyeditor, redactor, copy desk
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- newsroom jobsproofreader, fact checker
subeditoreditor-in-chief
Publication's top authority
chief editor · managing editor · executive editor · senior editor · editorial director
subeditorwriter
Creator of texts
author · originator · journalist · reporter · correspondent