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Editors: copy queries and handoffs

Copy queries, fact checks, revision briefs and production handoffs for editors working with writers. Replace bracketed fields before use.

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;edit-source

Ask for the source behind a claim

What is the source for [specific claim]? Please add the original document or interview reference, in

;edit-meaning

Clarify the intended meaning

Does [phrase] mean [interpretation A] or [interpretation B]? Please confirm before I change the word

;edit-revision

Give a focused revision brief

Please revise [section] around [reader's question or central point]. Move [specific material] to [lo

;edit-consistency

Resolve an inconsistent detail

This section gives [version A], while [other location] gives [version B]. Which is supported by the

;edit-headline

Check headline support

Proposed headline: [headline] Claim a reader would take from it: [plain-language claim] Supporting p

;edit-cut

Explain a proposed cut

I suggest cutting [passage] because it repeats [earlier point] without adding [needed detail]. The f

;edit-style

Record a manuscript style decision

Term or construction: [item] Use: [preferred form] Avoid in this project: [conflicting form] Reason

;edit-handoff

Hand edited copy to production

Copy: [file link and version] Edit status: [completed stage and outstanding review] Open queries: [q

;edit-caption

Request missing caption information

For [image reference], please confirm what the image shows, when and where it was made, and the requ

;edit-proof

Return a bounded proof correction

Proof version: [version] Location: [page, column and nearby words] Current text or appearance: [exac