How to become an Editor

Official title: Editor (news/periodicals)

Also called: Bureau chief, Chief editor (newspaper), Editor (news), Editor (periodicals), Fashion editor, Feature editor, Financial editor, Foreign editor, Forum editor, News editor (newspaper), News editor (periodical), Newspaper editor

Editor (news/periodicals) selects, revises and arranges material for publication in newspapers and periodicals. He/she allots assignments to reporters, correspondents and photographers. He/she appraises reports, commentaries and photographs submitted and selects them for publication. He/she also assigns writing of editorials and leading articles to specialist writers. He/she examines and revises material for conformity with established policy and literary standards of publishers.

Main tasks

• Receiving, analysing and verifying news and other copy for accuracy
• Writing editorials and commentaries on topics of current interest to stimulate public interest and express the views of a publication or broadcasting station
• Selecting material for publication, checking style, grammar, accuracy and legality of content and arranging for any necessary revisions

Ways in

• University: Communications & Media degrees, Offered by 1 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $129,600 a year. The middle half earn $89,328 to $180,456 a year.
• Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become an Editor?

Ways in include: Communications & Media degrees.

How much does an Editor earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $129,600 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $89,328 to $180,456.

Will AI change the work of an Editor?

Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026