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A person who works at a newspaper, magazine, publishing house, radio station, or television broadcaster and edits and prepares texts or contributions there for publication.
Der Redakteur kürzte den Artikel, damit er auf die Seite passte.
The editor shortened the article so that it would fit on the page.
'Der Redakteur' (editor) belongs to the word family of 'die Redaktion' (the editorial department at a newspaper or broadcaster) and 'redigieren' (to edit texts). This helps you understand the editor's work.
Der Text muss vor der Veröffentlichung noch redigiert werden.
The text still has to be edited before publication.
To name an editor's employer, you use the preposition 'bei' followed by the dative. So you work 'bei einer Zeitung' (at a newspaper) or 'beim Fernsehen' (in television).
Mein Bruder arbeitet als Redakteur bei einer großen Tageszeitung.
My brother works as an editor at a major daily newspaper.
Common combinations are 'als Redakteur arbeiten' (to work as an editor) or terms for senior positions such as 'leitender Redakteur' (senior editor) or 'Chefredakteur' (editor-in-chief).
Er wurde zum leitenden Redakteur der Sportabteilung befördert.
He was promoted to senior editor of the sports department.
journalist
Journalist and Redakteur can both work on articles for a newspaper. Journalist emphasizes research, writing, and reporting, whereas Redakteur emphasizes editing and preparing texts for publication. Someone who researches an article is a Journalist; someone who edits it is a Redakteur.
Der Redakteur bearbeitet den Bericht vor der Veröffentlichung.
The editor is revising the report before publication.
Der Journalist recherchiert den Bericht über den neuen Bahnhof.
The journalist is researching the report about the new train station.
