city editor

noun

: a newspaper editor usually in charge of local news and staff assignments

Examples of city editor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In a three-decade career at The Washington Post, Robinson has been city hall reporter, city editor, foreign correspondent in Buenos Aires and London, foreign editor, and assistant managing editor in charge of the paper’s Style section. Eugene Robinson, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 In the months since she was first named interim executive editor, Tang has promoted former deputy managing editor for California and metro Hector Becerra to managing editor and former city editor Maria L. La Ganga to Becerra’s former role. Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2024 Assistant city editor David Ferrara immediately typed Telles' home address into Google Earth. Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2024 She was named city editor in 2022 and promoted to her current role in 2024. Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for city editor 

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Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of city editor was in 1818

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“City editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/city%20editor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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