HIERARCHY

EDITOR IN CHIEF

• •Ultimate control over the newspaper
• •Involved in policy decisions
• •Selection of the editorial board
• •Intermediary between publisher and editorial board
• •Arbitration of disputes

MANAGING EDITOR

• Managerial role over the entire staff

• Responsible for smooth functioning

ASSOCIATE EDITOR

• Can be more than one

• A high ranking editor in a certain area of the newspaper

NEWS EDITORS

• Scan the news

• Can be called the controller of news

• Chief reporter informs him/her about the news in advance

News Editors--> Deputy news editor--> Chief copy editor--> Copy Editors

SUB EDITORS

• Decide news-worthiness

• Write appropriate headlines

• Shorten story while retaining important aspects

• Combine story from two or more agencies to make one story

• Bring a logical and consistent flow to the story

• Add background facts and providee answers for any implied questions

• Correct grammar and syntax

PHOTO EDITORS

• Selects the most appropriate pictures from the many

RESIDENT EDITORS

• Responsible for publishing news

• Represents the publishing house when matters of the court are involved

Resident editor--> Senior Reporter-->(city editor + chief reporter)

BEAT EDITORS

Qualities of a good Editor

•Human interest

•Sense of humour

•Imagination

•Well balanced mind

•Cool head

•Common sense

•A capacity to absorb facts

•Adaptability

•Sense of team spirit

•Physical fitness

Team Work- The crux of the editorial team.

• •Generally, there are two editorial meetings- one to review the news and important stories of the previous days issue and other to discuss stories for the next day.
• •Regularly convene to discuss and assign editorial tasks
• •Efficient team work required for smooth functioning of the publishing house