Johnny Vines [copy editor]

Year: 17th grade

Major: English (MA)

Involvement with Echoes of the Past:  Assistant copy editor

Time with the Echo:  Echo and I have maintained a healthy relationship for three years

Other Involvement at Truman:  I am involved in a lot of other people's business, even though they don't know it..

Plans for the Future:  Drag out this school thing as long as possible, grow a beard, do something to make me famous

 Hobbies & Interests:  Sports, watching TV, movies, eating, punching in the neck

The most annoying thing in the world:  Odd Numbers

Favorite Quote: "No one ever died of laughter."

Favorite Food:  Cake

Favorite Movie:  Cinema Paradiso

Favorite Color:  Blue

Duties include:

• Must schedule and hold five office hours per week
• Must be familiar with AP style
• Edits copy, including cutlines and headlines
• Checks all facts, quotes, names, titles, dates, etc.
• Maintains consistency of stories edited
• Assists in writing cutlines, headlines, open/close/division copy
• Charts the flow of copy
• Writes copy
• Attends all staff meetings, work nights/weekends
• Helps out during individual pictures, and group pictures 

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