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Name
  
John McIntyre


Role
  
Copyeditor

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Education
  
Michigan State University, Syracuse University

Profiles

John E. McIntyre is an American journalist and copy editor. McIntyre is a charter member and two-term president of the American Copy Editors Society.

Life and career

McIntyre was born in Kentucky and grew up in Elizaville, in Fleming County, Kentucky. He graduated from Fleming County High School in Flemingsburg, Kentucky in 1969. He then earned a bachelor's degree in English from Michigan State University in 1973. From 1973 to 1979 he attended Syracuse University, earning a master's degree in English but leaving without completing his doctorate.

From 1980 to 1986 McIntyre worked as a copy editor at The Cincinnati Enquirer. He became a copy editor at The Baltimore Sun in 1986. On April 29, 2009, McIntyre was laid off by The Sun. He was rehired in 2010 to serve as the newspaper's Night Content Production Manager.

McIntyre is also an affiliate (adjunct) instructor at Loyola College in Maryland. He maintains a blog called "You Don't Say" on the Sun website, discussing a variety of topics including grammar usage, journalism, and copy editing.

References

John McIntyre (copyeditor) Wikipedia