managing editor
noun
: an editor in executive and supervisory charge of all editorial activities of a publication (such as a newspaper)
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Our managing editor Hannah Wise shares about how The Star is covering the World Cup.
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
In 1973, Marty was hired as the managing editor of the Cherokee Daily Times newspaper in Cherokee, Iowa.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
The Insider is a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter, where our managing editor curates HBR stories, research, and ideas that senior leaders shouldn’t miss.
—Gretchen Gavett, Harvard Business Review, 9 June 2026
No other journalism school in the country produced a daily community paper, and many famous media figures had started out as Missourian reporters, including Seymour Topping, who was the managing editor of the Times in the late seventies and early eighties.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
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Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026
In 1973, Marty was hired as the managing editor of the Cherokee Daily Times newspaper in Cherokee, Iowa.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
The Insider is a weekly, subscriber-only newsletter, where our managing editor curates HBR stories, research, and ideas that senior leaders shouldn’t miss.
—Gretchen Gavett, Harvard Business Review, 9 June 2026
No other journalism school in the country produced a daily community paper, and many famous media figures had started out as Missourian reporters, including Seymour Topping, who was the managing editor of the Times in the late seventies and early eighties.
—Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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