Editor
noun
A person who corrects or changes pieces of text for publishing.
The book editor spent hours correcting the manuscript.
Often appears as...
- newspaper editor
- book editor
noun
Someone who decides what will appear in a newspaper or magazine.
The editor of the newspaper decided to run the story on the front page.
Often appears as...
- chief editor
- assistant editor
noun
A computer program used for writing and changing coding.
She used a text editor to design her website.
Often appears as...
- text editor
- video editor
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Technical
noun
A person who corrects or changes pieces of text for publishing.
The book editor spent hours correcting the manuscript.
Often appears as...
- newspaper editor
- book editor
noun
Someone who decides what will appear in a newspaper or magazine.
The editor of the newspaper decided to run the story on the front page.
Often appears as...
- chief editor
- assistant editor
noun
A computer program used for writing and changing coding.
She used a text editor to design her website.
Often appears as...
- text editor
- video editor
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Publishing Focus
Editor's main role is improving text for readers' understanding before it's published.
The editor ensured the novel's story flowed seamlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Behind the Scenes
Editors often work unseen to polish writers' works, rarely getting public recognition.
Thanks to the editor, the article was error-free.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention to Detail
Editors must pay close attention to language, structure, and details in the text.
Her keen-eyed editor caught all the typos.
Pro Tip 1/3Publishing Focus
Editor's main role is improving text for readers' understanding before it's published.
The editor ensured the novel's story flowed seamlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Behind the Scenes
Editors often work unseen to polish writers' works, rarely getting public recognition.
Thanks to the editor, the article was error-free.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention to Detail
Editors must pay close attention to language, structure, and details in the text.
Her keen-eyed editor caught all the typos.
Pro Tip 1/3Publishing Focus
Editor's main role is improving text for readers' understanding before it's published.
The editor ensured the novel's story flowed seamlessly.
Pro Tip 2/3Behind the Scenes
Editors often work unseen to polish writers' works, rarely getting public recognition.
Thanks to the editor, the article was error-free.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention to Detail
Editors must pay close attention to language, structure, and details in the text.
Her keen-eyed editor caught all the typos.
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Why some of us don't...
She had to learn the finer mechanics of sales when she was starting her practice, and this skill now helps her write compelling pitches to editors. It is rarely a waste of time to pursue something you're drawn to, even if you end up quitting. You might apply that knowledge in a different field entirely,
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Grammar's great divide:...
as for many optional things, probably has something to do with whichever style you were raised on. Your high school teachers favored it? It's likely you're still using it. Your first editor hated it? You probably do, too. And maybe so much hairsplitting over a tiny squiggle on a page is a bit silly.
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It's not fair having 12...
She was the editor then of a magazine called ID, and she gave me a cover story. This started an incredible journey. Curious encounters were happening to me at the time; I'd been accepting numerous invitations to speak on the design of the cheetah legs around the world.
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What doctors don't know...
10 studies but only publishes the five that give the result that they want, we don't consider that to be research misconduct. And when that responsibility is diffused between a whole network of researchers, academics, industry sponsors, journal editors, for some reason
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The Secret Culture of...
and robin palmer our copy editor is amy kolzak our episode was sound design and engineered by ted woods this podcast is a production of national geographic partners the national geographic society committed to eliminating and protecting the wonder of our world
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How changing your story...
like the incessant texting or the going through his drawers, that tend to lead to this outcome. We see the problem, it's like, if a fight breaks out in every bar you're going to, it might be you. In order to be good editors, we need to offer wise compassion,
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Beware online "filter...
And the thing is that the algorithms don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did. So if algorithms are going to curate the world for us, if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see, then we need to make sure
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Megan Kamerick: Women...
But he did have one suggestion. He used to work for two editors who said every story had to have at least one female source. He balked at first, but said he eventually followed the directive happily, because his stories got better and his job got easier.
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The beauty of being a...
The main editor guy sat me down and talked to me for a long time, trying to convince me I had a book in me about my life as a swimmer. You know, like a memoir. The whole time he was talking to me, I sat there smiling and nodding like a numb idiot,
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How to deal with...
and he said are you so and so's daughter and I replied yes and he'd been a guest at one of my mother's dinner parties after I left this meeting my editor told me that he had said how I always wondered how that little girl would
Video examples
Why some of us don't...
She had to learn the finer mechanics of sales when she was starting her practice, and this skill now helps her write compelling pitches to editors. It is rarely a waste of time to pursue something you're drawn to, even if you end up quitting. You might apply that knowledge in a different field entirely,
Video examples
Grammar's great divide:...
as for many optional things, probably has something to do with whichever style you were raised on. Your high school teachers favored it? It's likely you're still using it. Your first editor hated it? You probably do, too. And maybe so much hairsplitting over a tiny squiggle on a page is a bit silly.
Video examples
It's not fair having 12...
She was the editor then of a magazine called ID, and she gave me a cover story. This started an incredible journey. Curious encounters were happening to me at the time; I'd been accepting numerous invitations to speak on the design of the cheetah legs around the world.
Video examples
What doctors don't know...
10 studies but only publishes the five that give the result that they want, we don't consider that to be research misconduct. And when that responsibility is diffused between a whole network of researchers, academics, industry sponsors, journal editors, for some reason
Video examples
The Secret Culture of...
and robin palmer our copy editor is amy kolzak our episode was sound design and engineered by ted woods this podcast is a production of national geographic partners the national geographic society committed to eliminating and protecting the wonder of our world
Video examples
How changing your story...
like the incessant texting or the going through his drawers, that tend to lead to this outcome. We see the problem, it's like, if a fight breaks out in every bar you're going to, it might be you. In order to be good editors, we need to offer wise compassion,
Video examples
Beware online "filter...
And the thing is that the algorithms don't yet have the kind of embedded ethics that the editors did. So if algorithms are going to curate the world for us, if they're going to decide what we get to see and what we don't get to see, then we need to make sure
Video examples
Megan Kamerick: Women...
But he did have one suggestion. He used to work for two editors who said every story had to have at least one female source. He balked at first, but said he eventually followed the directive happily, because his stories got better and his job got easier.
Video examples
The beauty of being a...
The main editor guy sat me down and talked to me for a long time, trying to convince me I had a book in me about my life as a swimmer. You know, like a memoir. The whole time he was talking to me, I sat there smiling and nodding like a numb idiot,
Video examples
How to deal with...
and he said are you so and so's daughter and I replied yes and he'd been a guest at one of my mother's dinner parties after I left this meeting my editor told me that he had said how I always wondered how that little girl would
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Eva Chen
Taiwanese Businesswoman
You do not need to go to journalism school if you want to work in the fashion industry. I think high schools condition you to think this way: If you want to be a fashion editor, go to fashion school. If you want to be a writer, you should study journalism. I think that the best school in life is experience.
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J. R. Moehringer
American Journalist
Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you can't look for praise from editors, readers, or critics. In other words, tips that are much easier to give than to take.
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Jeffrey Brown
American Cartoonist
I always try to write from memory, and I always try to use memory as an editor. So when I'm thinking of something like a relationship or whatever, then I'm letting my memory tell me what the important things were.
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Laura Hillenbrand
American Author
And at that point, I think my experience in covering the subject helped me. I think editors felt comfortable with the idea of me telling this story because I had demonstrated that I know this business pretty well.
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Frank McCourt
Irish Author
When I first went up to see my editor, I was with my agent, and my editor said, 'Well, what have you been doing all these years?' And my agent said, 'He's been in recovery. From his childhood.
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Imran Amed
Canadian Editor
It's not like I ever sat in my room and said I was going to start a media company and become an editor in chief. It was never my dream. It was something that just happened.
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Kamal Ahmed
American Comedian
Of, course it always cheers a news editor when a story has what we describe as 'legs' therefore it, erm, runs.
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Rebekah Brooks
British Editor
I was the editor of the 'News of the World;' I was the editor of the 'Sun' and chief executive.
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Jane Lindskold
American Writer
Copy editors are very important and too rarely praised.
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Linda Sue Park
American Author
Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.
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Eva Chen
Taiwanese Businesswoman
You do not need to go to journalism school if you want to work in the fashion industry. I think high schools condition you to think this way: If you want to be a fashion editor, go to fashion school. If you want to be a writer, you should study journalism. I think that the best school in life is experience.
Quote examples
J. R. Moehringer
American Journalist
Write every day; never give up; it's supposed to be difficult; try to find some pleasure and reward in the act of writing, because you can't look for praise from editors, readers, or critics. In other words, tips that are much easier to give than to take.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Brown
American Cartoonist
I always try to write from memory, and I always try to use memory as an editor. So when I'm thinking of something like a relationship or whatever, then I'm letting my memory tell me what the important things were.
Quote examples
Laura Hillenbrand
American Author
And at that point, I think my experience in covering the subject helped me. I think editors felt comfortable with the idea of me telling this story because I had demonstrated that I know this business pretty well.
Quote examples
Frank McCourt
Irish Author
When I first went up to see my editor, I was with my agent, and my editor said, 'Well, what have you been doing all these years?' And my agent said, 'He's been in recovery. From his childhood.
Quote examples
Imran Amed
Canadian Editor
It's not like I ever sat in my room and said I was going to start a media company and become an editor in chief. It was never my dream. It was something that just happened.
Quote examples
Kamal Ahmed
American Comedian
Of, course it always cheers a news editor when a story has what we describe as 'legs' therefore it, erm, runs.
Quote examples
Rebekah Brooks
British Editor
I was the editor of the 'News of the World;' I was the editor of the 'Sun' and chief executive.
Quote examples
Jane Lindskold
American Writer
Copy editors are very important and too rarely praised.
Quote examples
Linda Sue Park
American Author
Most writers adore their editors, and I'm no exception.
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