‘As an editor, you have the opportunity to change people’s lives and careers.’
Drowning in tasks, pulled in different directions, staffed by a skeleton crew. The editors who defy this narrative and report job satisfaction haven’t found easier careers — they’ve developed better tactics.
Some, like Tom Huang, Poynter adjunct and managing editor of The Dallas Morning News, are keen to do their part to safeguard the industry’s future by passing on their skillset to newer generations.
Huang’s desire to shepherd aspiring and emerging editors manifests itself through Edit to Elevate: Essentials for Early-Career Editors, a virtual program designed to help new editors understand the power of their roles, line-edit under pressure and guide reporters to produce quality work.
Poynter’s Sabrina Shihvazger sat down with Huang in advance of the program to dive into his own story as an editor and how this course can prepare someone pursuing the role.
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