editor-in-chief
Top editorial position
An editor-in-chief is the top editor at a publication, responsible for its overall content and direction.
The role involves final decisions on what gets published, editorial standards, and often managing other editors.
She was promoted to editor-in-chief after fifteen years at the magazine.
The plural is editors-in-chief.
Original text before publication
- publicationIssued written material
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- issuePoint of contention
- editionSingle published version
circulation · masthead · layout · cover · launch · flagship · periodical · magazine
One who leads
- headUppermost body part
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- bossWorkplace superior
- managerOne who directs others
supervisor · authority · captain · helmsman · visionary · strategist · mentor · guide
Media gathering hub
- headlineNews article title
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- bylineArticle author identification
scoop · exclusive · beat · columnist · journalist · lede · press · coverage
Altering to improve
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- rewriteRevise text substantially
edit · proof · markup · redline · accuracy · clarity · assignment · commissioning
One who settles disputes
- curatorCollection overseer
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- watchdogGuard or monitor
filter · screener · selector · tastemaker · moderator · vetting
manuscript
Original text before publication
- publicationIssued written material
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- issuePoint of contention
edition · circulation · masthead · layout · cover · launch · flagship · periodical · magazine · newspaper
director
One who leads
manager · supervisor · authority · captain · helmsman · visionary · strategist · mentor · guide · principal
newsroom
Media gathering hub
- headlineNews article title
- reporterOne who gathers news
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
byline · scoop · exclusive · beat · columnist · journalist · lede · press · coverage · media
revision
Altering to improve
- copyeditingCorrecting written material
- proofreadingChecking text for mistakes
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
rewrite · edit · proof · markup · redline · accuracy · clarity · assignment · commissioning
arbiter
One who settles disputes
- curatorCollection overseer
- gatekeeperOne controlling entry
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
watchdog · filter · screener · selector · tastemaker · moderator · vetting
verdict
Official court decision
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- decisionSettled course of action
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
approval · rejection · kill · spike · greenlight · discretion · mandate · directive · tone · voice
- journalismreporters, interview, school paper, news, journalists
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- editorscopyeditor, subeditor, redactor, copy desk
- newspaper jobsreporter, journalist, columnist, photographer, correspondent
- student mediastudent newspaper, school newspaper, campus paper, school paper, student press
- comics jobswriter, artist, penciler, penciller, inker
editor-in-chiefcub reporter
Inexperienced newspaper staffer
copy boy · staff writer · intern · editorial assistant · freelancer
editor-in-chiefsubordinate
One lower in rank
underling · foot soldier · hired hand · grunt · minion
editor-in-chiefwriter
Creator of texts
reporter · journalist · author · columnist · contributor
chief, editor, editing, edited, editors, editorial, edits, editorials, editable