Breaking News Editor

Breaking News Editor, The Dallas Morning News

Lead a 13-member breaking news team in one of the country’s largest markets.

Job description: The Breaking & Trending team is at the center of The Dallas Morning News. Most major news stories start with this team, which drives our daily conversation with readers in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, the fourth-largest metro in the United States. The team has nine reporters and four editors who staff our desk from 6 . to 10 . seven days a week. We write stories across all topics, sometimes handing off to specialized teams, but often following breaking stories with longer-term enterprise that gets at the how and why things happened and tells the stories of the people and communities involved. We want an experienced editor to help this team be the best in our market.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of three editors and nine reporters with urgency and excellence to own breaking and trending news in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area
• Help reporters and editors be proactive and set priorities in coverage
• Develop and execute plans for breaking news events
• Push for depth and context in stories to draw distinction from other outlets
• Coach editors and reporters on developing enterprise on breaking news events
• Work collaboratively with other editors to cover breaking news across the newsroom

• Provide day-to-day leadership and supervision to assigned staff, ensuring operational goals and objectives are met effectively and efficiently

• Responsible for all aspects of employee management, including recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and retention

• Conducts regular performance evaluations; provides constructive feedback and coaching to support employee development and accountability

• Administer progressive discipline and counseling as needed, in alignment with company policies and procedures

• Oversee scheduling, workload distribution, and delegation of responsibilities to ensure balanced team performance and productivity

What will it take to be successful?

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in journalism or a related field
• At least seven years of experience in journalism or a related field, and at least three years managing a newsroom team
• Experience covering and editing breaking news
• Excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• The ability to make thoughtful decisions in a high-pressure environment
• Familiarity with audience analytics
• Ability to read and assess staff content, work effectively under deadline pressure, communicate clearly, adapt quickly to changes in technology and workflow and lead a diverse team of reporters and editors

About The Dallas Morning News

Since 1885, The Dallas Morning News ( has been North Texas’ trusted source for credible, independent journalism — reporting with accuracy, fairness and integrity. Each week, we reach more than 4 million people across print, digital, and social platforms, covering the stories that shape life in Dallas and across the state. From politics and public policy to business, culture and sports, our mission is to inform, engage and reflect the diverse communities we serve.

Our staff works in the office at least three days a week. The Dallas Morning News believes a collaborative and inclusive work environment is essential to a thriving workplace. We support one another as we produce revelatory work with our community in mind. We are in search of a diverse group of candidates.

About Hearst Newspapers:

With 2,500 employees across the nation, Hearst Newspapers (HNP) represents a network of 28 daily and 50 weekly publications, including the Austin American-Statesman, Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany). Our portfolio also includes several top digital-only news and lifestyle sites such as Chron., CT Insider, MySA and SFGATE, along with marketing services businesses like Medium Giant and entertainment brands such as King Features Syndicate.

At HNP, we’re investing in new and innovative ways to tell stories — growing newsrooms, diversifying tools and evolving platforms — to support the millions of people who trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action and be inspired.

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