Managing Editor
CurrentIn my role as managing editor, I oversee the newsroom to make sure everything is running smoothly and that we are covering the news stories that matter in our community. My role has various aspects on a daily basis, including reading through reporter scripts, looking over newscasts, helping gather content for newscasts, confirming news stories, and working with local public information officers and people in the community to get confirmation and information for our stories we are running in our newscasts. I also work with reporters on their stories to ensure that we're getting each side and that questions are being answered for our viewers. In my role, I also look at the days ahead, ensure we are covering important meetings, court cases, and events, and assign those stories to our reporters. This can involve confirming certain events are taking place, putting in media requests and shuffling schedules to make sure our newsroom is covered.The news management team and I also look over data provided by our corporate team and put together strategies to make sure we are covering the stories and places that matter to people in our communities.