A professional who negotiates with newspaper owner's representative to establish publication policies, and directs editorial activities of newspaper departments. Responsibilities include:

• Confers with executive staff to discuss editorial policy, makeup plans, changes in staff organization, news coverage of special events, and similar decisions.
• Relays information to department heads.
• Coordinates work of editorial departments in accordance with newspaper policy.
• Directs general page makeup of publication.
• Inspects final makeup of editions and rearranges makeup to meet emergency news situations.
• Originates plans for special features or projects and assigns department heads to implement them.
• May write leading or policy editorials.
• In smaller establishments may perform duties of editor, news ; and editor, city .