Editor-in-chief
Aneditor-in-chief(EIC), also known aslead editororchief editor,is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.[1][2][3]
Description[edit]
The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members and managing them. The term is often used atnewspapers,magazines,yearbooks,andtelevision newsprograms. The editor-in-chief is commonly the link between the publisher or proprietor and the editorial staff.
The term is also applied toacademic journals,where the editor-in-chief gives the ultimate decision whether a submitted manuscript will be published. This decision is made by the editor-in-chief after seeking input fromreviewersselected on the basis of relevant expertise. For larger journals, the decision is often upon the recommendation of one of several associate editors who each have responsibility for a fraction of the submitted manuscripts.
Typical responsibilities of editors-in-chief include:[1]
- Ensuring that content isjournalistically objective[4]
- Fact-checking,spelling, grammar, writing style, page design and photos
- Rejecting writing that appears to be plagiarized,ghostwritten,published elsewhere, or of little interest to readers
- Evaluating and editing content[5][6]
- Contributing editorial pieces
- Motivating and developing editorial staff[5]
- Ensuring the final draft is complete
- Handling reader complaints and taking responsibility for issues after publication
- For books and journals, cross-checking citations and examining references
- Working to advance the commercial success of the publication[7]
- Position may involve recruiting, hiring and firing staff.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Job Responsibilities of an Editor-in-chief You Were Totally Unaware Of".CareerStint.Feb 14, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon 2019-01-06.Retrieved2019-01-06.
- ^"editor in chief".The Free Dictionary by Farlex.Archivedfrom the original on 17 April 2019.Retrieved23 May2012.
- ^Bangla."editor in chief definition".Dictionary – MSN Encarta.Archived fromthe originalon 2009-06-05.
- ^Nesvisky, M. (2008).Covering Your Campus: A Guide for Student Newspapers.Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.p. 35.ISBN978-0-7425-5389-7.RetrievedJuly 17,2017.
- ^abYoung, M. (2007).Death, Sex & Money: Life Inside a Newspaper.Melbourne University Press. pp. 46–51.ISBN978-0-522-85344-5.RetrievedJuly 17,2017.
- ^Smith, H. F. (1996).Springboard to Journalism.Columbia Scholastic Press Advisers Association of Columbia University. p. 6.ISBN9780916082031.RetrievedJuly 17,2017.
- ^abNiblock, S. (2003).Inside Journalism.Taylor & Francis. pp. 62–63.ISBN978-1-135-37256-9.RetrievedJuly 17,2017.
Further reading[edit]
- John La Porte Given (1907). "The Editor-in-Chief".Making a Newspaper.New York: H. Holt and Company. pp. 30–35.
- Nathaniel Clark Fowler (1913). "The Editor-in-Chief".The Handbook of Journalism: All about Newspaper Work: Facts and Information.New York: Sully and Kleinteich.
- The New Fowler's Modern English Usage(3rd edn 1996, edited byR. W. Burchfield);Bryan A. Garner,Garner's Modern American Usage(2009).
External links[edit]
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