The duties & responsibilities of editors

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2. Report of recent happenings
An article where all of the basic
information of an event or issue
are written.

3. It is a publication containing of
various news.

4.  As head of the Editorial Board, he supervises the
operations of the publication. Working hand-in-hand with
the Assistant Editor-in-Chief, he gives assignments to
the section editors and the writers/correspondents,
supervises the preparation of the layout, writes the
editorials, edits all articles, and submits everything to the
Adviser for editing. Moreover, he schedules meetings,
plans the activities for the publication, and recommends
sanctions to staffers for any misbehavior, refusal to
perform a directive, neglect of responsibility, and the like.
In the performance of his duty, he always consults the
Adviser.

5. 1) Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do
this work.
2) Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and
syntax.
3) Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space
parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.
4) Plan the contents of publications according to the publication's style, editorial
policy, and publishing requirements.
5) Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
6) Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication
production.
7) Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.

6. 8) Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting,
and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.
9) Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and
emphasis of developing news stories.
10) Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.
11) Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication
and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or
publication.
12) Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilization of all news sources,
such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and
other reporters.
13) Meet frequently with artists, typesetters, layout personnel, marketing directors,
and production managers to discuss projects and resolve problems.
14) Supervise and coordinate work of reporters and other editors.

7. 15) Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the
publisher.
16) Select local, state, national, and international news items received from
wire services, based on assessment of items' significance and interest
value.
17) Interview and hire writers and reporters or negotiate contracts,
royalties, and payments for authors or freelancers.
18) Direct the policies and departments of newspapers, magazines and
other publishing establishments.
19) Arrange for copyright permissions.
20) Read material to determine index items and arrange them
alphabetically or topically,

8.  As an assistant to the Editor in Chief, he
performs almost all the functions of the EIC
especially when absent. He makes the bulk of
the EIC’s job lighter by ensuring that all articles
go through the process and enhancing them
without necessarily altering the personal style of
the original writers in order to meet the
standards of the publication.

9.  Working closely with all the editors and the
writers/correspondents, he rechecks all articles
by paying attention to accuracy whether in facts
or in language. Having a special nose for
plagiarized ideas, he clarifies things with the
writers/correspondents before he makes
changes in the articles without necessarily
depriving them of their personal writing styles
and makes sure that sources are properly
acknowledged and corrections religiously
followed.

10.  Upon the instructions of the Editor in Chief
and/or the Assistant Editor-in-chief, he prepares
the layout of pictorial stories and draws the
editorial cartoons. He also provides illustrations
for the different features and literary articles
upon the request of the section editors and/or
the writers/correspondents.

11.  Upon the instructions of the Editor in Chief
and/or the Assistant Editor-in-chief, he prepares
the layout of photo essays. He takes pictures of
all covered school activities. He also provides
pictures for the different features and literary
articles upon the request of the section editors
and/or the writers/correspondents.

12. In consultation with the Editor in Chief,
Associate Editor and the adviser, he/she
prepares the layout of the paper. He/she
should have a creative mind to decide
what designs or layouts she/he needs to
put on the newspaper.

13. Editorial members or journalists should
make news about the happenings or
issues inside the school campus. They
must know their responsibilities in the
organization which is to create news,
features and articles.

14. Who was involved in the issue or story?
What happened?
When did it occur?
Why it happened?
How it happened?
Where it happened?

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