Newspaper editor

A newspaper editor is someone who works for a newspaper publication as an editor. A senior position in this field is that of managing editor, in which the person in question orchestrates administers editorial authority over the content of publications in both print media, digital media and web-based media.

In the Superman multimedia franchise, the character of Perry White is the managing editor of the Daily Planet. He dictates orders to his top reporters, Clark Kent and Lois Lane, and even photographer Jimmy Olsen, who has perpetually irritates White by persistently calling him "Chief".

Prior to the infamy of characters such as Perry White, there was George Taylor, who was a veritable proto-Perry from the Golden Age era of comics. George was the managing editor of the Daily Star, which was based out of Cleveland, Ohio. Among his top employees was ace reporter Lois Lane, investigative reporter Clark Kent and cub photographer Jimmy Olsen.