Photojournalists and graphic artists thrive on credit lines and compliments for distinctive artistic presentations. Editors have power and prestige. They direct stories, define news coverage and shape careers.
Good work draws rewards.
For almost everyone except copy editors. Traditionally theirs has been an unglamorous, thankless task. They labor anonymously, saving the newspaper from embarrassment, reader scorn and legal actions. Yet rewards are few. In recent years the situation has gotten worse.