managing editor
Publication's second-in-command
A managing editor oversees the daily operations of a publication or editorial department, coordinating staff, deadlines, and workflow.
The role sits between the editor-in-chief, who sets overall direction, and the section editors who handle specific content areas.
She worked her way up from copy editor to managing editor in five years.
Media gathering hub
- headlineNews article title
- bylineArticle author identification
- datelineReport's origin stamp
- ledeNews story opening
copyediting · fact-checking · beat · correspondent · scoop · source · inverted pyramid · deadline
Media gathering hub
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- digitalOf discrete data
- multimediaCombined content formats
production · footage · scriptwriting · scheduling · segment · rundown · on-air · newscast
Original text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
- paginationSequential numbering of sheets
galley · publication · circulation · submissions · contributors · acquisitions · distribution · rights
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- team-buildingFostering group cohesion
authority · planning · direction · responsibility · execution · facilitation · supervision · accountability
newsroom
Media gathering hub
lede · copyediting · fact-checking · beat · correspondent · scoop · source · inverted pyramid · deadline · press
newsroom
Media gathering hub
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- digitalOf discrete data
multimedia · production · footage · scriptwriting · scheduling · segment · rundown · on-air · newscast · live coverage
manuscript
Original text before publication
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- layoutSpatial arrangement of elements
pagination · galley · publication · circulation · submissions · contributors · acquisitions · distribution · rights · style guide
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
team-building · authority · planning · direction · responsibility · execution · facilitation · supervision · accountability · workflow
- newsroom jobsproofreader, fact checker
- journalismreporters, interview, school paper, news, journalists
- editorscopyeditor, subeditor, redactor, copy desk
- news jobsjournalist, reporter, correspondent, news anchor, columnist
- newspaper jobsreporter, journalist, columnist, photographer, correspondent
- student mediastudent newspaper, school newspaper, campus paper, school paper, student press
managing editorstaff writer
Employed journalist at publication
cub reporter · copy boy · editor-in-chief · contributor · freelancer
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