The managing editor is usually the person in charge of the d

The managing editor is usually the person in charge of the day-to-day editorial process of a newspaper. He or she makes sure that the newspaper comes out on time each day and that costs are kept within a budget. He or she is usually responsible for hiring and firing newsroom staff, and serves as the spokesperson for the newspaper. The managing editor may also be involved in story, photo and graphics selection, assignments, laying out pages, and editing copy and writing headlines.
The news editor is in charge of the news pages of the newspaper. He or she makes decisions on which stories are used and which are not. The news editor and his or her assistants also lay out pages of the paper.
The copy editor edits wire and local stories and writes headlines. The copy editor is often the last person to see a story before it actually appears in print.
The city editor makes sure that the news in the city is covered and that as many local stories as possible get into each edition. The city editor monitors the local general assignment, beat and specialty reporters.
The state editor supervises reporters who cover communities and areas outside the city but still within the circulation (流通) area of the newspaper.
The national editor supervises reporters in bureaus in cities outside the circulation area of the newspaper. Most newspapers rely on the wire services for national news, but some have correspondents(通信员) who work in other cities and report to the national editor.
小题1:If you want to apply for a job in a newspaper newsroom, you are likely to be interviewed by _____.

A．the news editor	B．the national editor
C．the state editor	D．the managing editor

小题2:From the passage, we can learn that _________.

A．the managing editor is mainly responsible for laying out pages of the paper

B．the news editor determines which stories are used

C．the copy editor is often the first person to see the story

D．the state editor supervises the local general assignment, beat and specialty reporters

小题3:The national news is mostly sent to the national editor by all of the following ways EXCEPT _____.

A．by e-mail	B．by fax
C．by letter	D．by telephone

小题4:The underlined word “ supervises ” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A．is in favor of

B．is in honor of

C． is in charge of

D．is in need of

小题5:What is mainly discussed in this passage?

A．How newspapers are made.

B．People in a newspaper newsroom.

C．How news is collected and edited.

D．People in charge of the newspaper industry.