LIVE Class: Mondays OCTOBER 19- November 23 2026
5-7pm PT / 8-10pm ET 

How to Think Like an Editor

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About this class

  • Mondays October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23.
  • 5 - 7pm PT / 8-10pm ET 
  • $350 Early Bird Tickets (Members) / $400 Member Price / $500 (Non-member price)
  • Live Instruction
  • Payment plans available at checkout. 
At best, working with an editor can make your piece truly sing. At worst, it can become a battle over voice and vision.
This course helps you to understand how your editor thinks, what they’re looking for, and how to work best with them. For reporters or producers, and those thinking about becoming an editor in the future.

Key Takeaways

  • How to think like an editor
  • Learn what an editor actually does
  • How to work well with an editor
  • How to make your - or anyone’s - story sing

Who is this class for? 

This course is for reporters and/or producers who want to get the most out of working with their editor, and for anyone thinking about becoming an editor who would like to learn the basics.

Meet the Instructor

Suzanne Levy

Suzanne Levy (she/her) started her career at the BBC in the UK, where over the years she was a radio and TV producer, working in features and documentaries, in London and New York. In the US she was a showrunner for shows for the History Channel and the Weather Channel. More recently she’s focused solely on radio, and has worked on Weekend All Things Considered, Marketplace, and now LAist (NPR affiliate in LA) where she is a senior editor. She sees the job of an editor as “polishing diamonds”, a creative collaboration with reporters and producers, and thinks there’s no higher praise than the words “Suzanne always makes my work better”