German word

Redaktion

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁedakˈtsi̯oːn/

Meaning

  • feminine nouneditorial department

Example

Die Redaktion hat den Artikel überprüft.

The editorial department checked the article.

Illustration for Redaktion (editorial department)

More examples

Ich arbeite in der Redaktion.

I work in the editorial department.

Core concept

A newsroom team gathers, checks, shapes, and clears articles for publication or broadcast.

Common phrases

  • in der Redaktion arbeiten

    work in the editorial department

  • eine Frage an die Redaktion

    a question for the editorial department

  • an die Redaktion senden

    send to the editorial department

Similar words

Redakteur: An editor who revises wording and structure to make material clear to readers.
Zeitung: A newspaper or other publication that regularly distributes news and articles.

Definition in German

Team oder Abteilung einer Zeitung, Zeitschrift, eines Senders oder Verlags, das Beiträge auswählt, redigiert und für die Veröffentlichung vorbereitet.

Word origin

Redaktion entered German from French rédaction, ultimately from Latin redigere, meaning to bring together, and became a term for editorial work and its department.

Usage tips

  • Redaktion is feminine, and its plural is Redaktionen; it usually names the department or staff, while an individual editor is a Redakteur or Redakteurin.

Other meanings

  • editingnoun
  • editorial officenoun

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