So why become a copy editor?

If you haven't heard "On the Media," you need to start listening to this program. It's a great show produced by New York Public Radio, WNYC.

This week, the show has an interesting story on my favorite people, copy editors. Host Bob Garfield interviews the chief copy editor for The New York Times.

All the blame and none of the glory – that’s the life of a newspaper copy editor. So why become one? Let New York Times chief copy editor Merrill Perlman count the reasons.