#VCON25

Suzanne Arnold editor

@suzannearnold.com

5 months ago

Photo montage: an ACES VCon badge of attendance; photos from the CIEP conference, of speakers and a couple of selfies; two selfies with my mum, including one outside Starlight Express in London.

Two weeks ago, I'd just done the first day of @acesediting.bsky.social #VCon25. I went from that straight to Milton Keynes for @the-ciep.bsky.social #CIEP2025.

And then, because I wasn't tired enough, I went into London three times in four days – Starlight Express with Mum 🎉

Wonderful two weeks!

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Live Posts from ACES VCON25 Virtual Editing Conference I’m attending the ACES VCON25 editing conference virtually this week. Here's a roundup of my live posts from #VCON25 sessions on Bluesky.

FOMO about missing @acesediting.bsky.social #VCON25 last week?

I attended the #ACESVCon25 #editing conference virtually and live posted from sessions. Here's a roundup of my live posts on Bluesky:

carolinavonkampen.com/aces-vcon25-... #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #editor

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Live Posts from ACES VCON25 Virtual Editing Conference I’m attending the ACES VCON25 editing conference virtually this week. Here's a roundup of my live posts from #VCON25 sessions on Bluesky.

FOMO about missing @acesediting.bsky.social #VCON25 last week?

I attended the #ACESVCon25 #editing conference virtually and live posted from sessions. Here's a roundup of my live posts on Bluesky:

carolinavonkampen.com/aces-vcon25-... #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #editor

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Live Posts from ACES VCON25 Virtual Editing Conference I’m attending the ACES VCON25 editing conference virtually this week. Here's a roundup of my live posts from #VCON25 sessions on Bluesky.

FOMO about missing @acesediting.bsky.social #VCON25 last week?

I attended the #ACESVCon25 #editing conference virtually and live posted from sessions. Here's a roundup of my live posts on Bluesky:

carolinavonkampen.com/aces-vcon25-... #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #editor

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Live Posts from ACES VCON25 Virtual Editing Conference I’m attending the ACES VCON25 editing conference virtually this week. Here's a roundup of my live posts from #VCON25 sessions on Bluesky.

FOMO about missing @acesediting.bsky.social #VCON25?

I attended the #ACESVCon25 #editing conference virtually and live posted from sessions. Here's a roundup of my live posts on Bluesky:

carolinavonkampen.com/aces-vcon25-... #amediting #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity #editor #copyediting

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

ACES: The Society for Editing The official shop of ACES: The Society for Editing. Show off your love of language and editing pride with our new merch — tees, hoodies, mugs, water bottles, and more. Because everyone needs an editor...

Does ACES merch count as a business expense? 🤔 aces-thesocietyforediting-shop.fourthwall.com #VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #freelanceeditor

Suzanne Arnold editor

@suzannearnold.com

5 months ago

Photo showing slide: VCon26 our fifth annual virtual conference: Sept 16-18 2026.

Thanks to everyone at @acesediting.bsky.social for a fantastic #VCon25. Oh yes these dates for 2026 have gone straight in the diary 🎉

Hope you all get a good rest this weekend.

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

🚨 #ACES2027 is in Puerto Rico from April 26-29, 2027! 🚨

WHO'S GOING????

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 @acesediting.bsky.social

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

🚨 🚨 🚨 #ACES2027 is in Puerto Rico from April 26-29, 2027! 🚨 🚨 🚨

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

a woman with glasses covering her mouth with her hands Alt: A woman with glasses covering her mouth with her hands and looking excited.

Alright let's fucking go to Puerto Rico baby!!!!!!!! #ACES2027 #VCON25 #ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

THE BIG REVEAL: the location of #ACES2027 is PUERTO RICO!!!!!! WOW!!!

ACES 2027 is in celebration of @acesediting.bsky.social's 30th anniversary.

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

#VCON25 contest winners!

Passport Contest: Attendees who have collected all four stamps will be entered into a drawing for one free registration to ACES 2026: Atlanta. Winner: Gwen Pinkela!

#ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

#VCON25 contest winners!

Leaderboard Contest: The top 20 point-getters will be entered into a drawing to win one free registration for VCON26. Winner: Sara Gomez

#ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

#VCON25 contest winners!

Icebreaker Contest: The most likes wins a $100 credit for ACES merch. Winner: Tara Lipinski

Photo Contest: The photo with the highest number of likes wins a free one-year ACES membership or renewal. Winner: Alison Dowdell

#ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

PUN SLAM FINALS

The puntestants: Maria Lameiras vs. Sandra D.! 🎉

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Last session of #ACESVCon25: Closing remarks and the Pun Slam finals! Also, the BIG REVEAL of the location of #ACES2027, in celebration of @acesediting.bsky.social's 30th anniversary! 👀

#amediting #freelanceediting #VCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Be Credible - Open Textbook Library The primary audience for this book starts with students in Journalism 302: Infomania, a course we teach at the University of Kansas. When they take this class, these students usually are in their seco...

@gerrrib.bsky.social recommends the book Be Credible by Peter Bobkowski and Karna Younger:

open.umn.edu/opentextbook...

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking #booksky #factcheck #editor

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

What to do when an original source is deleted?

See if it was recorded on the Internet Archive: archive.org

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

How to balance rigor and the time it takes to #factcheck:

Do the level of #research you can do in the time allowed considering the rest of your project. Sometimes, the best answer is to take it out if you can't verify it or query the author and ask them to research it further.

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

• Are your two sources connected? (Connected sources can easily both be wrong. So using unconnected sources makes the information more reliable.)

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Other things to check, regardless of the method used:

• Is the source primary, secondary or tertiary? (Always look for primary sources.)
• Can you independently verify the fact with more then one source? (This is especially true if the source isn’t primary.)

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

What should you do with Credibility Cues?

• Identify each cue available.
• Examine each cue, collect evidence about it.
• Decide whether each cue contributes to or detracts from the overall credibility of the source.
• Provide an overall credibility assessment for the source.

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

6. Images: Are they trustworthy? Stock?
7. Ads: Do they tell you anything?

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Use #AI as a jumping-off point or an aide, but it should not be your only source. (Nothing on the web should be your only source!)

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

@gerrrib.bsky.social's recommendation on using AI for #factchecking: after you get an AI answer, you need to confirm it. Don't just trust it.

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Another method for evaluating website credibility: SIFT, the four moves:

Stop
Investigate the source
Find better coverage
Trace the original context

hapgood.us/2019/06/19/s... #VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Use CRAAP method to evaluate website credibility. It’s a simple checklist that focuses on 5 things:

• currency
• relevance
• authority
• accuracy
• purpose

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking #research #writing #factcheck

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

When lateral reading, don’t be fooled by the #AI overview.

Ask:
• What sources is AI using?
• Are those sources trustworthy?
• If there are multiple sources, do they link back to a common source?
• What do sources not listed by AI say?

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Lateral reading has been proven to be more effective at efficient evaluation #research than normal reading methods.

It involves almost immediately hopping off an unfamiliar website and then investigating that website by opening a series of tabs (like you see above).

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting

Carolina VonKampen 📚 Freelance Editor

@carolinavonkampen.com

5 months ago

Here's another way to #factcheck online research: lateral reading.

It’s a method of information evaluation on the web that is frequently used by factcheckers.

It was developed by the Stanford History Education Group.

#VCON25 #ACESVCon25 #amediting #copyediting #factchecking