EIC

Magazine's head honcho

EIC is an abbreviation with several meanings depending on context.

In publishing and media, it stands for Editor-in-Chief—the person with ultimate editorial authority: She was promoted to EIC of the magazine.

In historical contexts, EIC refers to the East India Company, the British trading company that dominated colonial commerce in Asia.

In U.S. tax contexts, EIC means Earned Income Credit, a refundable tax benefit for low-income workers.

publishing

editor-in-chief

Publication's top authority

  • magazineBound periodical with articles
  • newspaperPrinted periodical of current events
  • editorialPublication's official viewpoint article

newsroom · publication · masthead · byline · columnist · feature · headline · copy · periodical · press

colonial

British

Of the United Kingdom

tea · silk · colonialism · charter · monopoly · merchants · Calcutta · Bombay · Madras · opium

Categories
Opposites
organizational hierarchy

EICintern

Supervised workplace learner

staff writer · editorial assistant · copy boy · cub reporter · assistant editor

employment status

EICfreelancer

Self-employed service provider

freelance writer · contributor · stringer · guest writer · independent contractor

editorial role

EICstaff writer

Employed journalist at publication

reporter · correspondent · contributor · writer · columnist

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