the editor is the head of the news part of the magazine or newspaper. usually there is an editor for each section of the paper, deciding what news will go in each section, what pictures will go with it,and how much space for each. the editors give assignments to the writers and guide them in writing their stories. some editors have smaller responsibilities than guide them other: some, called copy editors only check the writer'stories for grammar, spelling,and correct facts. other actually judge the quality of the story, sometimes cutting out parts of the story if it is too long, or rejecting a badly-written story entirely. on a large newspaper, there is on editor in charge of all the others,who makes the final decision about what goes in to print. this editor is called the editor-in-chief