Melissa Slager is a Copy editor at Prison Journalism Project. She possess expertise in copy editing, journalism, editing, storytelling, blogging and 17 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "Melissa is fast, accurate and deadline-oriented. Her stories and copy are smart and clear, with a gentle touch that compels readers to read more. During her time at The Herald Melissa tackled some of our area's more complicated issues, and is known in our newsroom as someone who can be dropped into the middle of a story and come back with all the facts and fine details. She does an excellent job at running down data and brings strong analytic abilities to the table when faced with piles of information." and "Melissa was always a pleasure to work with. She exceeded expectations. She's a hard worker and solid reporter. Plus, she has a good personality."