city editor
noun
: a newspaper editor usually in charge of local news and staff assignments
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web On Saturday, June 17, 1972, Woodward had been summoned to the newsroom by city editor Barry Sussman, who assigned him to cover the arraignment of the five burglars who had been arrested at the Watergate office building hours earlier. 
Washington Post, 9 June 2022 Chang has been an assistant city editor since early 2021. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 Cindy Chang joins management as a deputy editor and Maria L. La Ganga is the new city editor, replacing yours truly. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 Barry Sussman was the city editor of The Washington Post on Saturday, June 17, 1972, when five men were arrested for breaking into and bugging the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in the Watergate complex. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 More than anyone else in the newsroom that day, city editor Barry Sussman … journeyman from Brooklyn by way of Tennessee, recognized the Watergate burglary immediately as an event of potentially great significance. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 Assistant city editor Tony Quesada edited the series. Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2022 He was promoted to city editor in 2017, running a team of reporters, organizing daily newsgathering and helping to generate ambitious and unique enterprise coverage. Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Williams was first an investigative reporter and a city editor before becoming a columnist for the afternoon newspaper. Rodney Ho, ajc, 21 Jan. 2022 See More
Washington Post, 9 June 2022 Chang has been an assistant city editor since early 2021. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 Cindy Chang joins management as a deputy editor and Maria L. La Ganga is the new city editor, replacing yours truly. Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022 Barry Sussman was the city editor of The Washington Post on Saturday, June 17, 1972, when five men were arrested for breaking into and bugging the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in the Watergate complex. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 More than anyone else in the newsroom that day, city editor Barry Sussman … journeyman from Brooklyn by way of Tennessee, recognized the Watergate burglary immediately as an event of potentially great significance. Joshua Benton, The Atlantic, 9 June 2022 Assistant city editor Tony Quesada edited the series. Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Apr. 2022 He was promoted to city editor in 2017, running a team of reporters, organizing daily newsgathering and helping to generate ambitious and unique enterprise coverage. Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2022 Williams was first an investigative reporter and a city editor before becoming a columnist for the afternoon newspaper. Rodney Ho, ajc, 21 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1818, in the meaning defined above