History Main / DaEditor

* Diamond Tiara in MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic plays this role when she's appointed editor in chief of the school paper.

* The ''[[CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels Captain Caveman]]'' shorts on ''[[TheFlintstones The Flintstone]] Comedy Show'' featured Lou Granite, editor-in-chief of ''The Daily Granite''.

* Henry Connell, in the FrankCapra film ''MeetJohnDoe''.

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* The Bonga Bugle editor in {{Final Fantasy Tactics A 2}} combines this with {{Miles Gloriosus}}, bragging about his physical prowess but [[EscortMission frequently requiring your protection]]--then making himself out to be the hero in the resulting news reports.

* Ben Bradlee as portrayed in ''AllThePresidentsMen''

* Donald Stern from [[TooGoodToLast the short lived]] ''The Chronicle''. Basically Perry White merged with Zed from ''MenInBlack''.

** He does have another nickname, ala Spider Jerusalem: "The Whorehopper."

* Cameron Foster, editor of the Herald, in ''StateOfPlay''.

* Mitchell "[[CatchPhrase Where's my fucking column]]" Royce in ''{{Transmetropolitan}}'', City Editor of The Word. Slightly unusual in that he heads a section rather than being Editor In Chief.

* The Bonga Bugle editor in {{Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 2}} combines this with {{Miles Gloriosus}}, bragging about his physical prowess but [[EscortMission frequently requiring your protection]]--then making himself out to be the hero in the resulting news reports.
** You at least get one mission where you can kick his ass and the Owner should you get tired of those clowns.

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* Despite technically being based on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the cartoon]] that preceded it, ''Comicbook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesAdventures'' had its own separate DaEditor figure in Murdock Maxwell, who fires April at the beginning of her spin-off mini-series.

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* Smith Keen from ''ThePelicanBrief''.

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The IntrepidReporter's boss. Gruff and authoritarian, frequently a cigar smoker, often seen with his jacket off and his sleeves rolled up. Is fond of both shouting at his reporters over any conceivable pretext and [[PapaWolf passionately defending them]] (and the newspaper) from any threats to the freedom of the press.

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* Ben Bradlee as portrayed in ''[=~All The President's Men~=]''

The IntrepidReporter's boss. Gruff and authoritarian, frequently a cigar smoker, often seen with his jacket off and his sleeves rolled up. Is fond of both shouting at his reporters over any conceivable pretext and passionately defending them (and the newspaper) from any threats to the freedom of the press.

* Ben Bradlee as portrayed in ''All The Presidents Men''

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* Harold Harvey Henson in ''Ciem: The Human Centipede'', who's the station owner of Channel 26 in Dirbine. Subverted in that he's very [[{{ThePollyanna}} wishy-washy and optimistic]], and treats his staff a lot more kindly than they deserve.

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* The former editor of my school's newspaper fitted all the above requirements, except the cigar, and was a girl. That only made her more intimidating. She is the unequivocal embodiment of this trope.

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* Lou Grant, of ''TheMaryTylerMooreShow'' and ''LouGrant''(surprise!).

Has a lot of overlap in personality and plot function with DaChief.

* Lou Grant, of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show''.