How do they match: Editors

  • Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
  • Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
  • Read material to determine index items and arrange them alphabetically or topically, indicating page or chapter location.
  • Select local, state, national, and international news items received from wire services, based on assessment of items' significance and interest value.
  • Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.

  • Write informational material.