Where a newspaper editor can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a newspaper editor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Newspaper editors decide which news stories are interesting enough and will be covered in the paper. They assign journalists to each item. Newspaper editors determine the length of each news article and where it will be featured in the newspaper. They also ensure that publications are finished on time for publishing.
Also known as news editor, newspaper graphics editor, sports editor, graphics editor, newspaper news editor.
Professionals 43 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: broadcast news editor, 70%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A newspaper editor needs 20 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- respect cultural preferences information skills
- create editorial board communication, collaboration and creativity
- ensure consistency of published articles communication, collaboration and creativity
- check stories information skills
- follow newspaper house style assisting and caring
- build contacts to maintain news flow communication, collaboration and creativity
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists assisting and caring
- participate in editorial meetings communication, collaboration and creativity
- editorial standards social sciences, journalism and information
- press law business, administration and law
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a newspaper editor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- journalist 81% covered · difficulty 24.5
- entertainment journalist 72% covered · difficulty 33.5
- sports journalist 72% covered · difficulty 33.5
- business journalist 69% covered · difficulty 37.5
- political journalist 68% covered · difficulty 38.9
- broadcast news editor 65% covered · difficulty 42
- picture editor 61% covered · difficulty 44.8
- editorial assistant 35% covered · difficulty 68.3
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Newspaper editor is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a newspaper editor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.