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Biography
Tenured, full professor of journalism at Eastern Michigan University
Taught at Eastern since 1990
Instructor in Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Editing Internship program since 1996
Co-author of "Working With Words: A Handbook for Media Writers and Editors," now in its sixth edition, as well as the accompanying workbook and the St. Martin's" Wire Service Hotline" software now in its sixth edition, as well as the accompanying workbook and the St. Martin's" Wire Service Hotline" software
Co-author of "The Art of Editing in the Age of Convergence," eighth edition, as well as accompanying workbook, from Allyn & Bacon
Taught at University of Missouri School of Journalism 1984-1990
Doctorate from University of Missouri School of Journalism
Master's in creative writing and English
Newspaper experience in Missouri, Michigan and Colorado
Summer Semester 2006 Classes
at Eastern Michigan University
Journalism 215 News Writing
Journalism 307 Copy Editing
Contact Information
Office: 613K Pray-Harrold
Phone and voicemail: 734-487-0135 (avoid if possible except during office hours -- the voicemail is unreliable)
E-mail (generally faster than voicemail):
jpinson@emich.edu
Useful Journalism Links
For journalism internships and jobs, try:
American Journalism Review
Editor and Publisher
www.journalismjobs.com
NewsJobsNetwork
ACES job list (copy-editing jobs)
www.copyeditor.com (copy-editing jobs)
For copy-editing scholarships, try:
American Copy Editors Society
Selected newspapers:
Ann Arbor News
Columbia Missourian
Detroit Free Press
Detroit News
Eastern Echo
NewYork Times
USAToday
Washington Post
American Journalism Review
For other state, national, international and campus, newspapers, try:
American Journalism Review
Editor and Publisher
For magazines, try:
American Journalism Review
For wire-service story searches, as well as latest columns, try:
Drudge Report
For book searches, try:
Eastern Michigan University's library
Amazon.com
Barnes& Noble
Borders
For journal and magazine searches, try:
Eastern Michigan University's library
For copy-editing resources, try:
Sonia Jaffe Robbins' E-Resources for Copy Editors page
American Copy Editors Society
Bill Walsh's The Slot
Mindy McAdams' online spelling test
Last revised May 7, 2006.