Is the storied post of managing editor disappearing from American newspapers?
Asked what’s happening to the position, Kirk ordered his thoughts and e-mailed me this: “Traditional newsroom manager roles are changing as the emphasis shifts to digital. You’re seeing newsrooms shift to more editor/content producers who are working with reporters but also generating content, aggregating, curating, posting video, and, increasingly more importantly, distributing more through various social channels. The focus is on accuracy, speed and distribution and that is drastically changing roles that were created for print deadlines.”
