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Want to become a newsroom editor? Here’s how to get your first management job.

Poynter · Cristina Silva · last updated

Thinking about making the move into newsroom management? Here’s how to get started and decide whether it’s the right career change for you.

We need more creative and encouraging editors in journalism. Could you be one of them?

One of the most frequent questions I receive from mid-career journalists is about whether they should make the transition into editing and how to go about doing so.

 

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