managing editor

American  

noun

1. an editor assigned to the supervision and coordination of certain editorial activities of a newspaper, magazine, book publishing company, or the like. M.E., m.e.

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Etymology

Origin of managing editor

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

Example Sentences

Howze, a multimedia news producer, was looking for a full-time role for about three years before joining Verite News New Orleans as a managing editor in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Prior to that, he had a two-decade career at the Journal, where he was Washington bureau chief and then deputy managing editor, overseeing all digital, conferences, books and video operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Pelley was the show's managing editor and anchor and had been a 60 Minutes correspondent for 22 years.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

She brought in Adam Rubenstein, a former New York Times and Free Press staffer, as deputy editor-in-chief, and tapped Charles Forelle, a former Wall Street Journal editor, as managing editor.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Times managing editor Abe Rosenthal asked James Goodale, the paper’s thirty-seven-year-old general counsel.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin