Stars of the Star: Michael Schmelzle

Michael Schmelzle is a copy editor for the Arizona Daily Star. Michael has been with the Star since 2009, following in his father’s footsteps – who worked at the Tucson Citizen. He has spent most of his time working with sports stories until recently adopting more digital duties. David and Michael talk about the importance of copy editors, how the transition to working with more digital elements has been for Michael and what lies ahead for the copy desk. 

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