Nachrichtenredakteur

news editor

noun NAKH-rikht-en-re-dak-TOER Rare

Usage Note

Nachrichtenredakteur is an editor responsible for selecting and preparing news stories within the news section. They work under a Nachrichtenleiter and make real-time editorial decisions. Feminine: Nachrichtenredakteurin.

Examples

"Der Nachrichtenredakteur entschied, welche Meldungen in die Abendausgabe kamen."

Natural Translation

The news editor decided which stories would go into the evening edition.

Literal Translation

The news-editor decided, which reports into the evening-edition came.

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