publication
To publish is to make content
Content or contents may refer to:
Media
* Content (media), information or experience provided to audience or end-users by publishers or media producers
** Content industry, an umbrella term that encompasses com ...
's management team. Typically, the managing editor
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written
Writing is a medium of human communication
Communication (from Latin ''communicare'', meaning "to share") is the act of developing Semantics, meaning among Subject (philosoph ...
reports directly to the editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief, also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing edito ...
and oversees all aspects of the publication.
United States
In the United States, a managing editor of a newspaper, magazine or other periodical publication oversees and coordinates the publication'seditorial
An editorial (US), leading article or leader (UK) is an article written by the senior editorial people or publisher of a newspaper
A newspaper is a periodical
Periodical literature (also called a periodical publication or simply a per ...
activities. The managing editor can hire, fire, or promote staff members. Other responsibilities include creating and enforcing deadlines. Most section editors will report to the managing editor. The ME must enforce policies set by the editor in chief. It is their job to approve stories for print or final copy. On matters of controversy, the ME decides whether to run controversial pieces. At a newspaper a managing editor usually oversees news operations while opinion pages are under separate editors.
In trade book publishing, the managing editor is typically a senior executive in the production department, responsible for overall supervision of the copy-editing, typesetting, proofreading and other steps in initial production, as well as supervision of the production process for reprints of existing titles.
In marketing departments, the managing editor is responsible for developing content marketing strategy and overseeing content production.
United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom a managing editor tends to manage budget, staffing, and scheduling for a publication, and may have equivalent ranking to adeputy editor
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written
Writing is a medium of human communication
Communication (from Latin ''communicare'', meaning "to share") is the act of developing Semantics, meaning among Subject (philosoph ...
in the organization's structure.
Television
The title also applies to the evening televisednewscasts
News broadcasting is the medium of broadcasting of various news events and other information via television, radio, or internet in the field of broadcast journalism. The content is usually either video production, produced local programmin ...
, such as those on ABC
ABC are the first three letters of the Latin script known as the alphabet.
ABC or abc may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
* American Broadcasting Company, a commercial U.S. TV broadcaster
** Disney–ABC Television ...
, CNN
The Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news-based pay television
Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription
The ...
, CBS
CBS is an American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S ...
, NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American
American(s) may refer to:
* American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the United States
The United States of America (USA), c ...
, PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster
Public broadcasting involves , and other electronic media outlets whose primary mission is . In many countries of the world, comes from governments, especially vi ...
, and the FOX News Channel
The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps
In typography, all caps (short for "all capitalization, capitals") refers to text or a typeface, font in which all letters are capital letters, for ...
. The anchors of these newscasts also work as the managing editor of their newscasts. Responsibilities vary in different companies. The managing editor – if a station has this position – manages the more day-to-day operations of the newsroom.
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