News editor for the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, based at Newsday
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- News Editor at LATWP, based at Newsday
- Past
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- 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
- Education
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- Fordham University
- Lorain County Community College
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Pam Robinson’s Summary
Editor with extensive experience in print, online, at daily newspapers and a weekly business-technology magazine
With Hank Glamann, co-founded the American Copy Editors Society (copydesk.org), a professional journalism organization
Edited three books
Blog regularly on language and media issues
Have created two websites
Pam Robinson’s Specialties:
Copy editing issues, news, training.
Directed and taught classes in a training program for copy editors for Times Mirror Co.
Pam Robinson’s Experience
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Co-founder, ex-president
American Copy Editors Society
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Newspapers industry)
March 1998 — April 2001 (3 years 2 months)
Professional journalism organization, founded in 1997, by Hank Glamann and me.
Had first national conference in 1997 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
ACES focuses on training and improving the lot of copy editors at newspapers, online, magazines and elsewhere. Conferences are built around an extensive lineup of workshops.
ACES awarded the first Robinson Prize 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
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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.
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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)
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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.
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National editor
Hartford Courant
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
1973 — 1980 (7 years)
National editor, deputy copy chief
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Copy editor
Danbury News-Times
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
1973 — 1973 (less than a year)
Reporter
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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:
Pam Robinson’s Interests:
International affairs, technology, adoption Proud mother of Anna, a well-behaved teen (!) 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
Pam Robinson’s Honors:
The Robinson Prize was created by ACES and first awarded in 2006. Paul Soucy and Tim Lynch were the first two recipients.
I have also served as a judge in numerous journalism contests.
Pam Robinson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
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