editorial

[ed-i-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-]

noun

1. an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.

2. a statement broadcast on radio or television that presents the opinion of the owner, manager, or the like, of the program, station, or channel.

3. something regarded as resembling such an article or statement, as a lengthy, dogmatic utterance.

adjective

1. of or relating to the commissioning or compiling of content for publication, or to a person who does such work.

   editorial policies;

   editorial skills.

2. of, relating to, or involved in the preparation of an editorial or editorials.

   editorial page;

   editorial writer.

3. of or relating to the literary and artistic activities or contents of a publication, broadcasting organization, or the like, as distinguished from its business activities, advertisements, etc..

   an editorial employee; an editorial decision, not an advertising one.

editorial

/ ˌɛdɪˈtɔːrɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to editing or editors

2. of, relating to, or expressed in an editorial

3. of or relating to the content of a publication rather than its commercial aspects

noun

1. an article in a newspaper, etc, expressing the opinion of the editor or the publishers

editorial

1. An article in a newspaper or magazine expressing the opinion of the editor or publisher.

Other Word Forms

• editorialist noun
• editorially adverb
• noneditorial adjective
• noneditorially adverb
• preeditorial adjective
• preeditorially adverb
• pseudoeditorial adjective
• pseudoeditorially adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of editorial¹

First recorded in 1735–45; editor + -ial

Example Sentences

He is installing the outspoken journalist as editor in chief of CBS News and empowering her to set the storied news organization’s editorial vision.

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Paramount said Weiss will “shape editorial policies, champion core values across platforms and lead innovation in how the organization reports and delivers the news.”

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While many remember it for being predicated upon shaky documents, it was also incredibly prophetic about the future media landscape: One that’s rapidly consumed by corporate interests, political pressure and the erosion of editorial independence.

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There to cover those storylines on behalf of the BBC - which had full editorial control - was director John Alexander, born only a few miles away in the County Durham town of Peterlee.

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After some staffers complained, Dokoupil was admonished by CBS News leadership on an editorial call that the Free Press posted online.

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Related Words

• article 
• critique 
• opinion 
• report 
• review