managing editor
noun
: an editor in executive and supervisory charge of all editorial activities of a publication (such as a newspaper)
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One scene in the film includes a heated confrontation between Keaton’s character, reporter Henry Hackett, and Close’s character, managing editor Alicia Clark.
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Danny Milton, vice president of content for watch website Teddy Baldassarre and former managing editor of the watch magazine Hodinkee, told USA TODAY that the MoonSwatch served as an entry point for some in the watch-collecting hobby.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Also testifying on Tuesday was Amy Martin Wiser, the Boilermakers’ communications director and managing editor of The Boilermaker Reporter, the union’s quarterly publication.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
The Paper centered on Michael Keaton — in his third film with Howard — as Henry Hackett, metro editor of the New York Sun, who navigates a motley roster of colleagues, including his nemesis in managing editor Alicia Clark (Glenn Close), over a 24-hour period to get that day’s edition to newsstands.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
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Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Danny Milton, vice president of content for watch website Teddy Baldassarre and former managing editor of the watch magazine Hodinkee, told USA TODAY that the MoonSwatch served as an entry point for some in the watch-collecting hobby.
—James Powel, USA Today, 17 May 2026
Also testifying on Tuesday was Amy Martin Wiser, the Boilermakers’ communications director and managing editor of The Boilermaker Reporter, the union’s quarterly publication.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026
The Paper centered on Michael Keaton — in his third film with Howard — as Henry Hackett, metro editor of the New York Sun, who navigates a motley roster of colleagues, including his nemesis in managing editor Alicia Clark (Glenn Close), over a 24-hour period to get that day’s edition to newsstands.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
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“Managing editor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/managing%20editor. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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