A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

Afford each person the same respect, support, and fair treatment you would expect if your roles were reversed. Deal with people individually, not as objects who are part of a herd-that's the critical factor.

Machines aren't replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper

A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines

Champions behave like champions before they are champions

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise.

The dash helps to indicate that the two thoughts are intimately related, and it's less stodgy than a semicolon, which would have performed the same function (and who talks in semicolons?).