ACES President Teresa Schmedding delivered the annual state of ACES speech, emphasizing the vital clarifying that copy editors do.
ACES announced the winners of its annual headline contest during the 18th annual conference. The winning headlines were published in 2013.
Alex Cruden was the sixth recipient of the ACES's Glamann Award-- an award that recognizes people who contributed to the Society and copy editing.
ACES recognized Katharine O'Moore-Klopf for her contributions to copy editing and excellence in copy editing skills by awarding her the 2013 Robinson Prize.
Among other surprising changes, AP Stylebook editors announced that "over" is all right to use to indicate greater numerical value and Wal-Mart's hyphenation.
Spellers or audience members could pay $1 to get the next letter of a word a speller was stuck on at the ACES Education Fund Spelling Bee.
ACES's silent auction raised nearly $3,500 for the ACES Education Fund-- a fund that provides five scholarships a year.
ACES compiled a list of some of the most famous typos published. From the Bible to Kurt Vonnegut, these slips prove that no proof-reader is perfect.
AP changed from abbreviating most state names in favor of spelling them out in the name of clarity.
The digital era has given rise to a new challenge for journalism-- navigating through heaps of potentially false information.