An enthusiastic Hank Glamann, copy chief of the Houston Chronicle and one of the founders of the organization, spoke eagerly of where ACES is going with the eagerness of a football coach. The knowing nods and low tones of agreement said a great deal about the way newspapers have traditionally treated copy editors. No dinner breaks. No holidays off. Split days off.
Professional development is almost unheard of.
The report was a main impetus for the formation of ACES, which is ready to take it on in a positive way. For a very long time, copy editors have felt disenfranchised. We can no longer shift the responsibility to someone in a glass office. This is not an organization formed to give people a forum to gripe. We don t need a national conference to do that we can stay at our papers and complain.