A wire editor (also known as telegraph editor) selects and edits news stories. Editing includes checking for spelling and punctuation, relevance of information, selection of content and space allocated to stories, and rewriting. [1]
References
- ^ Dictionary of Occupational Titles 1965, p. 235.
Sources
Dictionary of Occupational Titles: Definitions of titles. Vol. 1 (Third ed.). U.S. Department of Labor, Manpower Administration, Bureau of Employment Security. 1965. 
This article incorporates
public domain material from websites or documents of the
United States Department of Labor.
Further reading
- Friend, Cecilia; Challenger, Don (2013). Contemporary Editing. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135941413.
- Iron editor p. 18
A wire editor (also known as telegraph editor) selects and edits news stories. Editing includes checking for spelling and punctuation, relevance of information, selection of content and space allocated to stories, and rewriting. [1]
References
- ^ Dictionary of Occupational Titles 1965, p. 235.
Sources
Dictionary of Occupational Titles: Definitions of titles. Vol. 1 (Third ed.). U.S. Department of Labor, Manpower Administration, Bureau of Employment Security. 1965. This article incorporates
public domain material from websites or documents of the
United States Department of Labor.
Further reading
- Friend, Cecilia; Challenger, Don (2013). Contemporary Editing. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135941413.
- Iron editor p. 18