#Editors, here’s a #book you’ll want to read: The #Collaborative Editor: How to Build Trust with Writers Through Queries and Other Communications. It was written by two longtime editors, Christine Steele and Lourdes Venard. University of Chicago Press will publish it in the spring of 2027. https://lnkd.in/p/g4ABzfiZ
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Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS
@KOKEdit@mastodon.social
mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Medical editor helping researchers in 20+ nations get published in 60+ medical journals. No GenAI/LLMs. Member of ACES, AMWA, BELS, CSE, EFA. Board-certified editor in the life sciences. She/her. https://www.kokedit.com
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“The #Republican Party has a #neoNazi problem. This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation. And the problem has been getting worse.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/opinion/republican-party-alt-right-neo-nazis.html?unlocked_article_code=1.B1E.GCXJ.gPN1BL0F6sfO&smid=nytcore-ios-share
“Amnesty International called for the abolition of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is tasked with leading Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant crackdown in a report released Thursday, September 24. The report, titled ‘We Had Whistles, They Had Guns,’* documents widespread human rights violations during ICE's large-scale operations, the rights watchdog said.” https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/09/25/amnesty-international-calls-for-ice-to-be-abolished_6757926_4.html
I’m still waiting to see whether this is reality or just wishful thinking: “The White House is #scrapping plans for an #executive #order that would give the Trump administration more #control over #grantmaking at the National Institutes of Health.” #NIH https://rollcall.com/2026/09/23/white-house-drops-executive-order-for-tighter-nih-purview/
A headline from @newyorktimes@flipboard.com: “It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon #Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb.”
The constant buzzing deliveries from the sky #disrupt neighborhood peace and bring up #privacy concerns.
Americans, you need to know that your #legislators don’t care that some of the #generic #prescription #medications you buy are made under #unsafe #conditions outside the USA and can cause #adverse #reactions in your body. https://www.propublica.org/article/clear-labels-act-drug-safety-senate-vote
ACK!!! @CNN@flipboard.com headline: “Exclusive: US military had close call after using #AI for #false #intelligence report, sources say.” https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/politics/us-military-ai-false-intelligence-china-ship
The Society of Professional #Journalists #condemns the White House #ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico. https://www.spj.org/spj-condemns-white-house-ban-on-cnn-ms-now-and-politico/
As an #editor, I composed this letter to my #authors about #writing with #ArtificialIntelligence:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/kokedit_opinion-im-begging-you-never-write-with-activity-7490783242221092864-AA-q
#AI
The folks at #Retraction #Watch are my #science #heroes, detecting #falsified scientific studies. Follow the link to read about all that they do: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/science-journals-retract-500-papers-a-month-this-is-why-it-matters-8ckm8lfw9
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Huge congrats, @yaelwrites! 🎉
“Everyone but #Trump Understands What He’s Done: #Allied leaders know that any positive gesture they make will count for nothing.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/trump-iran-war-allies/686423/?gift=_AwlNyuaQZNjzVjh-NmCJuWFqJbKAEfXTJaKWiFmi3c
Antagonistic behaviors by the US gov’t like stationing #ICE agents at #airports is yet another way the #Trump administration is destroying #scientific #collaboration with other nations. 😔
The Quad, active since 2015, is a #mastermind #group of 7 #editors: https://quadlings.com. On our blog, we share our knowledge with the worldwide #editing community. The first post there is by Adrienne Montgomerie: "What is 'an error'?" https://quadlings.com/what-is-an-error/
Your favorite #medical #editor every spring, trying to get her #maxillary #sinuses to drain with the help of a vibration massager and oral decongestants.
Said the US gov’t to female #scientists, “We don’t need no #women doing #science!” In @PNASNews: “In early 2025, #NIH terminated 2,291 active #research #grants. Statistical patterns show that early-career investigators were disproportionately affected, as were #women.” https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2527755123
As an #editor, I have not always been the only #SelfEmployed person in my household. Here's a Facebook memory from 2015 showing my mate, a #cabinetmaker, working away. He has never been one to create lists on a computer. 😁
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Oh, @cathitza@mastodon.world, you’d be surprised. Some of us are even Boomers! 😀
Headline from @newyorktimes@flipboard.com: "Did #Anthropic’s #AI Really Make a #Scientific #Discovery on Its Own?" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/science/anthropic-biology-enzyme-mestre.html?unlocked_ article_code=1.E1E.yyFL.1RYjgwUPKe4-&smid=url-share
The spousal unit and the youngest adult offspring are playing a video game that’s messing with my brain while I’m reading. Periodically, it plays the sound of a push-button phone ringing, which puts my body on alert to go pick up a receiver that hasn’t been in our house in eons.
The Times of India: “More than 95% of PhD theses submitted at Lucknow University from all disciplines in Jan & Feb have been flagged for #plagiarism by DrillBit software, a tool meant to catch copied content & #artificial #intelligence (AI)-assisted writing.” http://m.timesofindia.com/articleshow/129665165.cms
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@mlanger@mastodon.world, here's the gift link to the NYT article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/opinion/artificial-intelligence-ai-writing.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3FA.l88S.lcyXo4jR2nyC&smid=nytcore-ios-share 1/2
Headline from Publishers Weekly: “Rising #Wartime Costs Rattle #Publishing’s Global Supply Chain.” https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99993-rising-costs-due-to-war-rattle-publishing-s-global-supply-chain.html
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I have now been informed that the information about the webinar has been moved to this page:
https://webinars.editors.ca/webinar_recording/building-a-portfolio-career-what-to-do-if-ai-steals-your-editing-clients/
“New docs in AI copyright suit reveal startling admission by Microsoft exec over ‘astonishing theft’
“Newly unredacted filing in newspaper lawsuit against Microsoft, OpenAI includes comments by Microsoft’s Director of Applied Science Brent Hecht”
Headline from @techspot@mastodon.social:
“US and China could start #warning each other about #dangerous #AI #incidents under new proposal”
https://www.techspot.com/news/113919-us-china-could-start-warning-each-other-about.html
#Copyright, shmopyright. Supreme Court says a major internet provider can’t be held liable for piracy of thousands of songs online. Lawyers said it ignored bad actors, helping 60,000 users distribute >10,000 copyrighted songs for free to keep subscriber payments flowing.” https://tinyurl.com/4r4yzdce
#Spring has sprung at KOK Edit on March 24, 2026! 💜
Interesting! A headline and subheading from @newyorktimes@flipboard.com:
"Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom
"Several companies tied to the data center industry have delayed their initial public offerings amid the increasing public backlash to these energy guzzling facilities"
Linda Bilmes, a Harvard expert on financing war, expects the #Iran #war to cost the USA more than $1 trillion. Opinion columnist Nicholas Kristof has ideas on how to use the money to make lives better instead of to destroy lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/opinion/iran-war-cost.html?unlocked_article_code=1.U1A.etB8.hJry2wpOQhiO&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Important news from CNN to read: “America started a war. The economic pain will be borne by countries that never asked for it.” https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/business/asia-europe-economy-iran-war
Geez. From @WashPost@flipboard.com:
"Nearly 170,000 pounds of raw meat products are being recalled because they were falsely labeled as having gone through federal inspection, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The agency has classified the recall as Class I, its highest risk level, indicating 'reasonable probability that use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.' " https://wapo.st/3Vako6U (gift link)
#Journalists, other #writers, & #editors, this #resource is for you: "Style Guide: Reporting on #Mental #Health." https://sprc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mental-health-reporting-style-guide.pdf. It's from TEAM Up,* to help journalists & the entertainment industry create accurate stories on mental health issues.
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* https://www.eiconline.org/