GREENSBORO, N.C. - More than 30 mass communication and journalism students from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University recently received copyediting and headline writing tips from a team of editors from the New York Times.

 During a workshop that was held on January 17 in Barnes Hall Auditorium on A&T's campus, students held discussions with the Times editors on everything from the nuts and bolts of everyday journalism to the basic principles of editing and headline writing. In addition, students were given individual exercises and received one-on-one feedback.

The workshop, which was free  and open to the public, was hosted by the Department of Speech and  Communication. The training session also attracted students from Bennett  College and some administrative staff members at A&T.

Workshop leaders from the New York Times included Don Hecker, training editor for copy editors; Tony Marcano, enterprise editor on the  Metropolitan Desk; Monica Drake, copy editor on the Metropolitan Desk; and  Benjy Hamm, managing editor of the Spartanburg (South Carolina)  Herald-Journal, a New York Times regional newspaper.