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The Linfield Review

The student news site of Linfield University

The Linfield Review

The student news site of Linfield University

The Linfield Review

Editor-in-chief

Position filled for 2019-2020 school year.

The editor-in-chief oversees all aspects of the newspaper production process. The editor is a teacher, coach and mentor to students who seriously desire to improve their professional skills by working for TLR. The editor is an advocate for and architect of a diverse newsroom workforce. The editor-in-chief is the public face of all editorial decisions and content and is expected to:

  • Articulates newsroom vision and values and establish content goals for the year
  • Foster an atmosphere of acceptance and diversity among personnel
  • Attend meetings of the ASLC Communications Board
  • Hire and train an editorial staff, training that staff as necessary and deploying the staff in such a way as to meet the organization’s editorial objectives
  • Establish deadlines, ensure the smooth flow of content and handle the day-to-day decisions necessary to produce quality online publications
  • Develop an operating budget for the newsroom and then is expected to meet that budget by controlling expenses, including payroll
  • Assist in line editing all stories prior to publication to identify problems, such as libel, inaccuracy, wordiness or lack of clarity
  • Write stories as needed or desired
  • Take on or delegate additional duties, as needed
  • Attend required staff meetings
  • Monitor the news daily to keep abreast of all issues that need to be covered and see that no pertinent news is missed
  • Monitor article comments on TLR website
  • Update information on the TLR website when applicable
  • Oversee the brand integrity of the TLR
  • Issue blog posts and/or Twitter alerts as needed
  • Be available to line edit stories throughout the day as breaking news emerges and stories are posted

For more information, contact Alex Jensen, editor-in-chief, at [email protected].

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