editor in chief

noun phrase

: an editor who heads an editorial staff

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The desire to shake up traditional TV-news executive structure got a giant spotlight on Monday when Paramount Skydance named Bari Weiss, a digital-media entrepreneur with no history running a large TV operation, as the editor in chief of CBS News. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025 Weiss is expected to be named editor in chief of CBS News and will likely report directly to Paramount CEO David Ellison, bypassing the existing organizational structure at CBS. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2025 Paramount Skydance is reportedly finalizing a deal to hire Bari Weiss, the founder of the Free Press, as editor in chief of CBS News. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 There are obstacles to the creation of a drone wall, namely its financing, management — given its cross-border nature and the diversity of airspace security laws — as well as issues to do with technical integration, according to Miriam McNabb, editor in chief of the online Dronelife publication. Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for editor in chief

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of editor in chief was in 1810

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“Editor in chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/editor%20in%20chief. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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