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Friday, August 23 • 10:00am - 10:50am
Being Your Own Best Editor

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In this era of shrinking newsrooms, reporters are more frequently being asked to edit themselves, particularly when it comes to highly trafficked online content. Seasoned reporters and a veteran editor share their tips for consistently delivering clean copy.

Twitter: @aaja, #AAJAbestedit

Location: Nassau East 
Speakers
avatar for Katie Benner

Katie Benner

Writer, Fortune Magazine
Katie Benner is a writer at Fortune Magazine who covers Wall Street, private equity and hedge funds. Previously, she worked at theStreet.com and CNN/Money. Kate has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and Marketplace Radio and has been published in The New York Times and The Boston Globe... Read More →
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Merrill Perlman

mperl.com
Merrill Perlman is an editor and consultant. Among her regular clients are The New York Times, ProPublica, Amazon Kindle Singles, Rosetta Books and the Poynter Institute’s NewsU, where she developed and presents an online group seminar on self-editing. She writes the “Language... Read More →
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Meena Thiruvengadam

Business channel manager, Digital First Media's Project Thunderdome
Meena Thiruvengadam is business channel manager at Digital First Media's Project Thunderdome. Previously, she covered the Treasury, Federal Reserve and economic news for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal in Washington. She also has extensive experience working as a freelancer and was... Read More →
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Frank Witsil

Web Editor, Detroit Free Press
Frank Witsil is a Web editor on the business desk of the Detroit Free Press. He previously ran the overnight Web desk and completed a nearly year-long program with the Detroit Media Partnership to learn about business operations. He also has worked as a writer at The Tampa (Fla... Read More →
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Dawn Wotapka

Reporter, Wall Street Journal
Dawn Wotapka is an award-winning financial journalist who has written about everything from "Extreme Makeover" homes in foreclosure to tanning beds in student housing. She currently covers residential real estate for Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal. She has also worked... Read More →

Friday August 23, 2013 10:00am - 10:50am EDT
New York Hilton Midtown 1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
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