Writing, editing by the guy who wrote It's Atlanta!, a headline for the ages!
Welcome to Worldwide Editing
Worldwide Editing is a one-man shop that provides outsourced and remote business writing and editing services. The one man in the one-man shop is Thomas A. (Tom) Oder. Tom founded Worldwide Editing in 2009 after an almost 40-year newspaper career, 35 of those in mostly senior editing positions at Cox Enterprises' flagship newspapers: The Atlanta Journal, The Atlanta Constitution, the combined papers (AJC), and Cox News Service, an original partner in the New York Times News Service. The Worldwide in WW Editing's name is reflected in the dozens of countries in which Tom's writing has been published in periodicals and for business development organizations, multinationals, nonprofits, PR agencies, governments, academia, and others. The images/captions below offer an overview of Tom's capabilities.
Tom's sweet spot: The intersection of economic development and environmental responsibility.
Photo at right: At the Atlanta Press Club in September 2024 on an assignment for Georgia Trend magazine to write a profile of former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, who was participating in a panel discussion. Photo used with permission of Krys Alex Photography.
Photo on the Home page: Courtesy of John Glenn, J Glenn Photography.
WW Editing in the Americas, Europe, and Asia
Global commerce writing in full bloom! The Republic of China invited me to Taiwan twice to write about its orchid industry.
Taiwan is the leading exporter of the world's best-selling orchid, the Phalaenopsis, or moth, orchid (above). The American Orchid Society published my stories.
Core business operations
Videos/magazine for MARTA to promote 35 years of combined bus/rail service.
Corporate communications
Newsletters, C-Suite letters, brochures, annual reports, coaching & consulting.
Story telling that enhances reputations
My writing enhances reputations of people and the entities they represent. Two words sum up one of those stories: It's Atlanta! when the city won the Olympics. Click on: WHY WW EDITING in the menu bar to read the story behind the headline,
Governance and compliance
Projects include state and federal agencies and the Bar Code administrator.
Awards and honors
I helped the Metro Atlanta Chamber win a Phoenix Award for an export study.