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

Laura Landro, a former Wall Street Journal assistant managing editor, is the author of “Survivor: Taking Control of Your Fight Against Cancer.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Suzanne earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from Tulane University, in New Orleans, where she was managing editor of the school newspaper.

From New York Times

Some Times journalists have long pressed for change in how to describe what has been commonly called internment — with the late Henry Fuhrmann, our former assistant managing editor and self-described word nerd, taking the lead.

From Los Angeles Times

“His strip went from being hilarious to being hurtful and mean,” Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, editor in chief of the Chronicle and a former managing editor at The Post, told the Times Union.

From Washington Post

Author Seth Barron, managing editor of The American Mind, wrote an opinion piece for the New York Post on Sunday, titled: "De Blasio’s plan to give a grand a month to violent offenders is insane."

From Fox News