News Editor
The news editor coordinates a staff of beat reporters and contributes in covering the news pertinent to their assigned beats, and will be specifically expected to:
- Work with reporters to generate story ideas for the life and culture section
- Attend weekly staff meetings
- Publish completed stories to The Linfield Review website
- Line edit stories prior to publication to identify problems, such as libel, inaccuracy, wordiness or lack of clarity
- Assist reporters in writing and improving their work
- Promote the sections content on social media
- Become familiar with the rules of the Associated Press and Review style
- Ensure that all sources in the assigned beat areas are regularly covered
- Coordinate with the photo and graphics departments to ensure as many stories as possible have a visual element with them by posting photo and graphic tip sheets, talking in person with the photographer or graphic artist and when appropriate, by sending reporters out with a camera
- Advise the editor-in-chief and managing editor on issues in assigned beat areas
- Meet daily deadlines and ensure reporters do as well
- Ensure that all reporters are effectively utilized and receive ongoing training
- Issue blog posts and/or Twitter alerts as necessary. If culture news is breaking on a reporter’s beat but he or she is unavailable, the culture editor should disseminate the news.
- Be available to line edit stories throughout the day as breaking news emerges and stories are posted to the website
- Advise the editor-in-chief and managing editor on issues in assigned beat areas
- Communicate to managing editor when stories fall through or coverage is changing
- Monitor the news daily to keep abreast of all issues that need to be covered, and see that no pertinent news is missed
- Set individual goals each semester to improve journalistic skills, and help others set goals to improve their journalistic skills
- Contribute to supplements as needed
- Complete additional tasks as assigned
Direct supervisor: Managing editor