Alex Kapitan (Radical Copyeditor)

PRH, Hachette, S&S Flag ‘Trashed Books’ in New York Publisers in New York City request action following what may be an incident of censorship at a school on Staten Island…

Here's an article updating y'all on what my publisher (Penguin Random House) and others are doing in response to NYC elementary PS 55 throwing hundreds of diverse books into dumpsters, including MY TWO BORDER TOWNS.

22.03.2024 01:59 — 👍 71    🔁 37    💬 3    📌 0

Trans Journalists Association jobs board A jobs board maintained by the TJA for our membership of trans journalists.

Interested in reaching trans journalists with jobs?

We have a new, public-facing jobs board: tja.mcjobboard.net/jobs

And we're running a 50% off promotion in its first month. Post a job, and enter the code LAUNCH50 at the final screen.

05.01.2024 16:11 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Live! LGBTQ+ Editors Association mentorship program. Sign up as a mentor, mentee, or both. Text on purple background with a yellow megaphone

Our brand new mentorship program is live! The LGBTQ+ Editors Association mentorship program offers association members the opportunity to help diversify the editorial profession at all levels. Join today!

#LGBTQEditors #Editing #DiversityinPublishing

Website: lgbtqeditors.org/mentorship

20.11.2023 17:13 — 👍 17    🔁 10    💬 0    📌 1

How to Ensure that Your Land Acknowledgment Doesn’t Perpetuate Oppression It is equally possible for Indigenous land acknowledgment practices to help or hurt, build toward liberation or perpetuate oppression. Learn how to avoid causing harm with land acknowledgments.

On land acknowledgements, care, intent and so much more. If you read one thing today, make it this excellent insightful piece by @radicalcopyeditor.bsky.social.

radicalcopyeditor.com/2023/11/18/l...

#AmEditing #RadicalCopyeditor

23.11.2023 07:32 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Only a few days left to get either the writer's version or the editor's version of the Conscious Language Toolkit at a lower price! bit.ly/RedPenRabbitShop

27.11.2023 18:39 — 👍 3    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

Use "DEVELOPMENTALLY RELEVANT" rather than "age appropriate" when discussing whether a book should be available to students.

Every student has different life experiences, matures at a different rate, has their own informational needs - none of these are bound by age.

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11.11.2023 15:12 — 👍 52    🔁 20    💬 7    📌 3

Thanks for this lovely thread about my #EFACON2023 workshop, Carolina!

22.11.2023 22:12 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Okay, I'm taking the plunge and joining BlueSky. (You know you're an editor when you google whether it's bluesky, Blue Sky, or BlueSky. Check.) Looking to connect with others who care about words. ❤️

22.11.2023 22:10 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

7 conversations on journalism best practices for Transgender Awareness Week For Transgender Awareness Week, get caught up on the best practices for covering trans communities and the issues that face them. Featuring advice from the Association of Health Care Journalists, Poyn...

Are you AWARE of trans journalism best practices?

www.transjournalists.org/articles-7-t...

15.11.2023 16:18 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Why many scientists are now saying climate change is an all-out ‘emergency’ Scientists used to avoid phrases like “climate emergency” and “climate crisis.” No longer.

From "global warming" to "crisis," the language we use to talk about climate change and its impacts has evolved, largely as we went from forecasts to reality. I talked with @shannonosaka.bsky.social of @washingtonpost.com for this story:

30.10.2023 16:24 — 👍 63    🔁 30    💬 3    📌 3