Reporting & Writing

Responsibilities of the editor Editors have broader responsibilites than a reporter to a news organization. They must take charge of various aspects of the news operation that reporters do not have to consider. -- Editors must take a broader view of their job, the news organization and the entire profession -- Editors must know the organization * purpose * structure * processes * history and tradition -- Editors must develop skills in handling people and resources * budgets * helping people achieve success * allocating resources -- Editors must be masters of the language * style, especially style * grammar (sometimes they must arbitrate) * understand the importance of language precision -- Editors must understand the forms of information presentation that their medium demands * inverted pyramid story structure * other forms of news presentation * graphic forms * photo editing * language of design