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Editor

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

/ˈedɪtə/nounCore term

In journalism & media, editor means: A journalist who decides what is published or broadcast and checks, corrects and improves other people's work; also the person in charge of a whole publication or section.

In Turkish: editör, yayın yönetmeni, redaktör

How it is used

Titles show the level: news editor, sports editor, foreign editor, managing editor, editor-in-chief. In British newspapers the editor alone means the head of the whole paper. Reporters send copy to an editor, who may cut, rewrite or hold it.

Example sentences

  1. The sports editor wants the match report in 400 words, not 800.

  2. My editor asked me to find a second source before we publish.

Common collocations

  • news editor
  • sports editor
  • managing editor
  • night editor
  • send it to the editor
  • editor-in-chiefThe most senior editor of a newspaper, magazine, broadcaster or website, who is responsible for all its content and editorial decisions.
  • copy editorAn editor who checks and corrects reporters' text for accuracy, grammar, style and length, and often writes headlines and captions.
  • newsroomThe office where journalists and editors of a newspaper, broadcaster or news website work together to gather, write and publish the news; also the team itself.
  • copyThe text of a news story or article that a journalist writes and sends to be edited and published.

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