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Figure 7-1.-Possible organization of a CE or funded newspaper.
Developing and implementing a professional
training program
Maintaining staff administrative records
(training, evaluations, etc.)
Serving as a reporter and photographer, as
necessary
The editor must know the entire operation of the
newspaper, including the key functions of the publisher
(typesetting, commercial ads, paste-up, layout,
proofreading, stripping, etc.). If the editor of a CE
newspaper cannot field a simple telephone question
about distribution locations or basic advertising rates,
the caller will probably hang up with the perception that
“the editor does not even know what is going on with
his paper.”
Editors of CE and funded newspapers must
maintain a good relationship with their counterparts at
the publisher. This pays big dividends, especially when
late-breaking stories (such as an accident or incident)
warrant last-minute changes.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The associate editor (also called the managing
editor) is the editor’s number one assistant. He handles
the day-to-day operations of the newspaper that includes
the following functions:
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Making story and photographic assignments
Assigning pages for layout
Supervising other editors (sports, leisure, etc.)
and staff writers
Accepting or rejecting story ideas or assignments
Reviewing stories, headlines, captions and
cutlines for adherence to The Associated Press
Stylebook and Libel Manual and the locally
produced stylebook, and for completeness and
accuracy
Serving as writer and photographer
Making page layouts
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