Pam Robinson

Current

• Coordinating Producer at ABC 33/40

Past

• News editor at Los Angeles Times/LATWP
• Co-founder, ex-president at American Copy Editors Society
• Managing Editor at Computer Retail Week

• Copy editor at The New York Times
• Senior news editor at Newsday
• Copy editor at New London Day
• Refugee resettlement worker at National Council of Churches
• National editor at Hartford Courant
• Copy editor at Danbury News-Times
• Reporter at The Lorain Journal

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Education

• State University of New York Empire State College
• Fordham University
• Lorain County Community College

Recommended

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Connections

326 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• My Blog
• My Company

Pam Robinson’s Summary

Editor with extensive experience in print, online, daily newspapers and a weekly business-technology magazine

With Hank Glamann, co-founded the American Copy Editors Society (copydesk.org), a professional journalism organization that focuses on training in news industry skills.

Edited three books, including Newsday's self-published history

Blog regularly on language and media issues

Created two websites

Write online reviews for various sites

Worked with a lawyer as an expert witness in a libel case

Pam Robinson’s Specialties:

Copy editing issues, news, training.

Directed and taught classes in a training program for rookie copy editors for Times Mirror Co.

Pam Robinson’s Experience

• Coordinating Producer

  ABC 33/40

  (Public Company; Broadcast Media industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year)

  Producer with the On Campus program of ABCnews.com, an innovative program to train student journalists to work in a multimedia world.

• News editor

  Los Angeles Times/LATWP

  (Newspapers industry)

  June 1998 — September 2008 (10 years 4 months)

  Selected and edited Newsday stories for use on the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service. Based at Newsday.

• Co-founder, ex-president

  American Copy Editors Society

  (Newspapers industry)

  March 1998 — April 2001 (3 years 2 months)

  Professional journalism organization, founded in 1997. Co-founded group with Hank Glamann, and served as first president.
  
  Had first national conference in 1997 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  
  ACES focuses on training and improving the skills and status of copy editors at newspapers, online, magazines and elsewhere. Conferences are built around an extensive lineup of workshops.
  
  ACES continues each year to award the Robinson Prize, first given in 2006.

• Managing Editor

  Computer Retail Week

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; CMP; Publishing industry)

  June 1997 — June 1998 (1 year 1 month)

  Weekly publication focused on the retailing of computers and technology

• Copy editor

  The New York Times

  (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  May 1996 — June 1997 (1 year 2 months)

  Copy editor on the national and metro desks, parttime and full-time.

• Senior news editor

  Newsday

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1982 — 1995 (13 years)

  Variety of assignments:
  Copy chief on the New York desk
  METPRO director and instructor
  Copy edited book about Newsday's history

• Copy editor

  New London Day

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1981 — 1982 (1 year)

• Refugee resettlement worker

  National Council of Churches

  (Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Religious Institutions industry)

  1980 — 1981 (1 year)

  Worked with refugees, primarily Mariel boatlift and Southeast Asian.

• National editor

  Hartford Courant

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1973 — 1980 (7 years)

  National editor, deputy copy chief

• Copy editor

  Danbury News-Times

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1973 — 1973 (less than a year)

  Reporter
  sports desk editor

• Reporter

  The Lorain Journal

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  1968 — 1972 (4 years)

  started newspaper career as a part-time sports writer while in high school
  
  Reporter covering Vermilion while a college student

Additional Information

Pam Robinson’s Websites:

• My Blog
• My Company

Pam Robinson’s Interests:

International affairs, technology, adoption, politics, environmentalism I also write reviews at epinions.com, Amazon and other online sites, as well as occasional book reviews for Newsday.

Pam Robinson’s Groups:

American Copy Editors Society

•    LinkEds & writers
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Tribune Alumni Network (TAN)
•    Fordham University Alumni Networking Association
•    Disney
•    Online reporters and editors
•    Friends of Native America
•    MyMediaInfo
•    Newspaper Professionals Network
•    Los Angeles Times Alumni
•    Members of the American Copy Editors Society (ACES)
•    Center for Distance Learning, SUNY Empire State College
•    Web Editors
•    LISTnet - Long Island Software & Technology Network

Pam Robinson’s Honors:

The Robinson Prize was created by ACES and first awarded in 2006 and every year since.

Profiled in "The Editorial Eye," published in 2003.

Served as a judge in numerous journalism contests.

Pam Robinson’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch