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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While studying at Yale, Usha was also the executive development editor of the Yale Law Journal and managing editor of the Yale Journal of Law & Technology, per her previous bio on the Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP website.
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Marc Lacey, managing editor of The New York Times.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
That campaign has been driven internally by Margi Conklin, a New York Post veteran who was most recently managing editor at The Free Press, according two people with knowledge of the situation.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Amid the sale, Julia Vitale, who currently serves as Air Mail’s deputy managing editor, has also been promoted to editor as Carter gives up his reins.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
Marc Lacey, managing editor of The New York Times.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
That campaign has been driven internally by Margi Conklin, a New York Post veteran who was most recently managing editor at The Free Press, according two people with knowledge of the situation.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Amid the sale, Julia Vitale, who currently serves as Air Mail’s deputy managing editor, has also been promoted to editor as Carter gives up his reins.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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