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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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.
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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
Several family members and Detroit Free Press employees sought council support to name a street after Tony Spina, who started at the Free Press in 1946 as a staff photographer, later named as chief photographer in 1952 and made his way up as a special assistant to the managing editor in 1986.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Jason Abbruzzese Jason Abbruzzese is the assistant managing editor of tech and science for NBC News Digital.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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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
Several family members and Detroit Free Press employees sought council support to name a street after Tony Spina, who started at the Free Press in 1946 as a staff photographer, later named as chief photographer in 1952 and made his way up as a special assistant to the managing editor in 1986.
—Dana Afana, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Jason Abbruzzese Jason Abbruzzese is the assistant managing editor of tech and science for NBC News Digital.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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