let's stick to billboard since you said that's where you are currently. once a writer completes a piece, who gets it, how intensive is the copy editing process before the piece is finalized, and is the writer involved or apprised of the changes after submitting the article? i mainly ask because copy editing seems to be nonexistent in web articles, billboard still prints, but i've seen errors in their web content, which is likely separate from the magazine so not a good example of their quality control overall. to your knowledge, does billboard place a lot of value in their copy editing (you can even extend this to fact checking and research), or is it just a quick check, perhaps by someone with a job title other than copy editor?