Category Archives: Copy desk

York Daily Record front page May 17

Highlights from Thursday’s paper: City board restores some music, art positions in budget New bus scheduling frustrates some York County passengers

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Learning about natural gas pipelines and community engagement in York County

When I graduated from Penn State and came to work at the YDR as a night copy editor almost three years ago, Facebook was more for connecting with your friends than connecting with your community and Twitter was just beginning … Continue reading

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Guess that multi-platform journalist

What Daily Record/Sunday News multi-platform journalist would this be if he or she had been born in 1900, and why? The winner of this contest, judged by Night News Digital staff members, gets a box of doughnuts from Tom Barstow. … Continue reading

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Copy editor takes piece of York Daily Record with her

After 41 years at the York Daily Record, Gloria Fogal retires on Friday. You can read about her career in another post, but I’d like to share a glimpse into an important part of this newsroom that she is taking … Continue reading

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Newsroom culture of excellence, foundational document No. 8: Changing the course of the copy desk

  It’s time to change and expand the roles of one of the most traditional areas of the newsroom — the copy desk. These are the folks who, traditionally, put the finishing touches on the nearly-finished work of others — … Continue reading

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Got to keep the presses pressing!

York County was hit today with a powerful, and unusually early, blizzard. More than 2 million homes and businesses lost power along the East Coast. More than 50,000 in York County alone. Roads are slick with sleet. Ice is anticipated … Continue reading

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