Who’s in Charge?
Welcome to the first official entry of “the business of newspapers.” Be sure to read the “about” tab in the upper right hand corner of the page to understand the purpose of the blog.
I can’t think of a better place to start than with the organization chart of the newspaper. Most people are familiar with a typical organization chart consisting of a board of directors, board chairman, president, vice-president, etc. If asked to place titles on an organization chart, most people could probably do it.
However, many people aren’t quite sure about the Publisher, Editor, General Manager reporting relationships. This is one of the many unique things about the newspaper business.
As you can see from the chart, the editor (in our case managing editor) and the general manager both report to the publisher who reports to the president. this history behind this structure is the desire to keep the newsroom free from business influences. However, the newsroom should never be totally insulated from the rest of the newspaper, because we all have to work together and recognize the capabilities of each department The same is true of our online newspaper.
October 21st, 2007 at 5:07 am
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