Editor-in-chief

A chief editor ( formerly chief editor, editor in chief in Switzerland ) is a senior editor and supervisor of the other editors responsible for the content of a newspaper, magazine, and other media. In the public service broadcasters, the head of current affairs editors bear the title of editor in chief.

Tasks

The editor leads the editorial work and sets the journalistic guideline for the purposes of the publisher or editor. It sets the policy guideline of the publishing unit occasionally with firmly. In most cases, he is also director and editor of a department. For some newspapers or magazines, the editors are also the editors ( as for example in the FAZ) or there is a multi-headed chief editor, like in the 1970s in the Süddeutsche Zeitung. A few national media such as the Swiss weekly newspaper do not have a chief editor.

In addition to his journalistic duties of the chief editor, in addition to examine the products of his subordinate editors and give them orders for products. It is therefore accountable and responsible for the coordination, organization, management and control of the editors. There are also his personnel decisions and the management of the budget. In addition, he is responsible for the representation of the newspaper / magazine in public. He's Legal responsibility for the content of the published articles in the newspaper. Meanwhile, almost all newspapers have an online editorial team with its own editor in chief.

Former chief editors of large publications

Germany

  • Rudolf Augstein, 1947-1959 chief editor ( and editor ) of the mirror
  • Henri Nannen, 1949-1980 chief editor ( and editor ) of the star
  • Peter Boenisch, 1965-1979 editor in chief of Bild am Sonntag, 1978-1981 at The World
  • Marion Dönhoff, 1968-1972 editor in chief at the time ( then editor )
  • Erich Böhme, 1973-1989 editor of The Mirror
  • Theo Sommer, 1973-1992 editor in chief of Time
  • Hartmann von der Tann, 1993-2006 editor in chief of the ARD
  • Helga Kirchner, 2000-2009 Chief editor at WDR radio
  • Claudia Nothelle, 2006-2009 Chief editor at RBB

Switzerland

  • Peter Hart Meier, including Tages-Anzeiger
  • Peter Roth Buhler, including Swiss Illustrated, Sunday glance, Le Matin
  • Peter Studer, Tages-Anzeiger
  • Peter Uebersax views
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