Welcome to the Frontline Editors Project

Featuring ideas, resources and connections for those who edit, manage and lead from the front lines of today’s newsrooms.

Featured Content

Vigilance Remains Job One: Prosecuting the Story

The workload and pressures of the newsroom are mounting. That’s especially for frontline assigning editors, who are fielding many of the demands of fast-paced feeds. But none of the changes in the newsroom change the prime directive: Get It Right. And no one is in a better position to ensure the accuracy and authenticity of our reports than the frontline editor. Jacqui Banaszynski writes about the need to respect the writer while prosecuting the story.

Good Assigning Editors: Born or Made?

When reporters or copy editors step into the job of frontline assigning editor, they bring a wealth of experience and skills with them. But that’s not all the job demands. The best assigning editors become aware of what they don’t know – and set out to learn it. In an essay for Poynter Online, Jacqui Banaszynski tells a little about her own “learns,” and introduces an industry-wide project that helps frontline editors determine their individual strengths and their training needs.

Frontline Editor Profile

What are the 22 key traits of an effective frontline editor and how did we determine them? Download the report here:

Online Training from NewsU

Two new e-learning courses help you discover your preferred working style and how it fits with the 22 traits a frontline editor needs to success on the job. The courses are available at Poynter's News University. Learn more at www.newsu.org/frontline.

Join the Discussion

In this virtual homeroom, frontline editors can ask questions, seek advice, share insights and encourage their peers. Jacqui Banaszynski, Knight Chair in Editing at the Missouri School of Journalism, hosts the forum here.