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Editor-in-chief

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounCore term

In journalism & media, editor-in-chief means: The most senior editor of a newspaper, magazine, broadcaster or website, who is responsible for all its content and editorial decisions.

In Turkish: genel yayın yönetmeni, yayın yönetmeni

How it is used

Often written as editor in chief or shortened to EIC or EiC. The editor-in-chief sets the editorial line, approves sensitive stories and represents the newsroom. In British newspapers the title is often simply the editor.

Example sentences

  1. The editor-in-chief decided to publish the story after a long meeting with the lawyers.

  2. She became editor-in-chief of the magazine at just 34.

Common collocations

  • appoint an editor-in-chief
  • deputy editor-in-chief
  • former editor-in-chief
  • editor-in-chief of
  • editorA 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.
  • 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.
  • editorialAn article that gives the official opinion of a newspaper or magazine on an issue, usually written by senior editors and often published without a byline.
  • copy editorAn editor who checks and corrects reporters' text for accuracy, grammar, style and length, and often writes headlines and captions.

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