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female editor-in-chief
A woman who holds the editorial leadership of a newspaper, magazine, or another medium and is responsible for its content.
Die neue Chefredakteurin der Tageszeitung stellte ihr Konzept für die digitale Zukunft vor.
The new editor-in-chief of the daily newspaper presented her concept for the digital future.
The word is made up of 'Chef' and 'Redakteurin' (female editor). Here, 'Chef' means 'boss' or 'head', and 'Redakteurin' is a female person who works in an editorial office.
Sie wurde zur Chefredakteurin des größten deutschen Nachrichtenmagazins befördert.
She was promoted to editor-in-chief of Germany's largest news magazine.
Careful: the German word 'Chef' means 'boss' or 'head of'. It has nothing to do with a cook, who is called a 'chef' in English. A 'Chefredakteurin' (female editor-in-chief) is therefore the head of the editorial team, not a cook.
Mein Chef hat mir heute neue Aufgaben gegeben.
My boss gave me new tasks today.
The word is often combined with the medium that the person leads. Typical phrases are 'Chefredakteurin einer Zeitung' (editor-in-chief of a newspaper), 'eines Magazins' (of a magazine), or 'eines Fernsehsenders' (of a TV channel).
Als Chefredakteurin einer großen Tageszeitung trägt sie viel Verantwortung.
As editor-in-chief of a major daily newspaper, she carries a lot of responsibility.
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'der Chefredakteur' and 'die Chefredakteurin' both refer to the person who leads an editorial department and is responsible for the content of a media outlet. The difference is gender and grammatical form. 'Chefredakteur' is used for a man, or sometimes generally when gender is not emphasized. 'Chefredakteurin' is used for a woman. The words can be confused because the role is the same. So what matters is not the activity, but the appropriate term for the person.
Am Morgen bespricht die Chefredakteurin die neuen Themen mit dem Team.
In the morning, the editor-in-chief discusses the new topics with the team.
Der Chefredakteur entscheidet, welche Nachricht auf die Titelseite kommt.
The editor-in-chief decides which news story goes on the front page.