At the New York Times News Service, I trim Times copy and convert it to Associated Press style, and the stories I edit are picked up by news organizations all over the world.
With deaths of forests, a loss of crucial climate protectors
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser | Oct. 1, 2011
This 4,000+ word story (which ran above the fold on The Times’ front page) required me to produce two versions of it: the full-length one as well as an abridged copy. I whittled the longer article to just under 1,700 words, but the Star-Advertiser published the piece in its entirety. See the original version here.
Fact-free on family planning
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 22, 2011
News Service editors rarely shorten writing by The Times’ lead Op-Ed writers, so most of my work on this Gail Collins column consisted of style changes. See the original version here.
Five seconds of horror: Video captured gunman in attack
The Salt Lake Tribune | Jan. 18, 2011
This story required changes in both style and length, and editors in Salt Lake later added other updates. See the original version here.
U.S. investigates alleged bribing of Taliban
The Boston Globe | June 7, 2010
Globe editors did some extra trimming, but I made the majority of cuts on what was originally a lengthy feature (and another Times front-page starter). See the original version here.