Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Editor responsibilities

Editor-in-chief (This will mostly be one or more people) -
  • oversees the whole production and all other editors
  • Has a strong command of journalistic writing and proofreading skills
  • responsible for keeping section editors on task
  • has final say over what goes in and how it is presented
  • Responsible for writing the unsigned editorial representing the paper
  • Responsible for editing, in particular the opinion/editorial section

News editor

  • has a strong command of news writing convention
  • helps writers with revision and development of articles
  • keeps section on task and on deadline
  • edits section
  • makes sure that section is well balanced

Feature editor

  • has a strong command of feature, investigative feature and entertainment writing conventions
  • helps writers with revision and development of articles
  • keeps section on task and on deadline
  • edits section

Sports editor

  • has a strong command of news writing convention
  • helps writers with revision and development of articles
  • keeps section on task and on deadline
  • edits section
  • makes sure that section is well balanced

Layout editor

  • Responsible for design elements - how does the paper look?
  • Must know indesign
  • Must be tech savvy
  • Must be committed to making sure articles are correctly laid out

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