The managing editor is usually the person in charge of
the day-to-day editorial process of a newspaper. He or she makes sure that the
newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget.
He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff, and
serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. The managing editor may also be
involved in story, photo and graphics selection, assignments, laying out pages,
and editing copy and writing headlines.
The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the
newspaper. He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are
not. The news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper.
The copy editor edits wire and local stories and
writes headlines. The copy editor is often the last person to see a story
before it actually appears in print.
The city editor makes sure that the news in the city
is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition.
The city editor monitors the local general assignment, beat and specialty
reporters.
The state editor supervises reporters who cover
communities and areas outside the city but still within the circulation (流通) area of the newspaper.
The national editor supervises reporters in
bureaus in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper. Most
newspapers rely on the wire services for national news, but some have
correspondents(通信员) who work in other cities and report to
the national editor.
1.If you want to apply for a job in a newspaper
newsroom, you are likely to be interviewed by _____.
A.the news
editor B.the national
editor
C.the state
editor D.the managing
editor
2.From the passage, we can learn that _________.
A.the managing
editor is mainly responsible for laying out pages of the paper
B.the news
editor determines which stories are used
C.the copy
editor is often the first person to see the story
D.the state
editor supervises the local general assignment, beat and specialty reporters
3.The national news is mostly sent to the national
editor by all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.
A.by e-mail B.by fax
C.by letter D.by telephone
4.The underlined word “supervises” in the last
paragraph can be replaced by ________.
A.is in favor
of B.is in honor
of C. is in charge
of D.is in need of
5.What is mainly discussed in this passage?
A.How
newspapers are made.
B.People in a
newspaper newsroom.
C.How news is
collected and edited.
D.People in
charge of the newspaper industry.