Editorial board
Encyclopedia
The editorial board is a group of people, usually at a publication, who dictate the tone and direction the publication's editorial
policy will take.
Editorial boards for magazines may include experts in the subject area that the magazine focuses on, and larger magazines may have several editorial boards grouped by subject. An executive editorial board may oversee these subject boards, and usually includes the executive editor and representatives from the subject focus boards.
Book publishers may also make use of editorial boards, using subject experts to select manuscripts.
At some newspapers, the editorial board will also review wire service
and syndicated
columns for inclusion on the editorial page or op-ed page.
Some newspapers, particularly small ones, do not have an editorial board, choosing instead to rely on the judgment of a single editorial page editor.
Book and magazine publishers will often use their editorial boards to review or select manuscripts or articles, and sometimes to check facts.
Candidates may routinely meet with editorial board early in their campaigns in order to provide their opinions to the newspaper's decision makers. This is a way to steer media coverage their way and to influence the final endorsement.
s and collaborative blog
s) may possess a board of editors which determines editorial policy for the body of authors of the whole website. However, a wiki
is different in that such a website is massively-edited on a collaborative basis; all users on a wiki are considered editors and have the capacity to edit any article, thus decentralizing the decisions of editing. The majority of projects of the Wikimedia Foundation
, for example, do not have editorial boards, instead featuring such bodies as the Arbitration
and Mediation Committees to resolve disputes between editors and the Foundation itself to make changes to the site-wide style and acceptance of donations. However, other, more topic-specialized wikis may often possess editorial boards in order to set more stringent policy for edits made to the wiki.
Editorial
An opinion piece is an article, published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about the subject. Opinion pieces are featured in many periodicals.-Editorials:...
policy will take.
Board makeup
At a newspaper, the editorial board usually consists of the editorial page editor, and editorial writers. Some newspapers include other personnel as well.Editorial boards for magazines may include experts in the subject area that the magazine focuses on, and larger magazines may have several editorial boards grouped by subject. An executive editorial board may oversee these subject boards, and usually includes the executive editor and representatives from the subject focus boards.
Book publishers may also make use of editorial boards, using subject experts to select manuscripts.
Functions
Editorial boards meet on a regular basis to discuss the latest news and opinion trends and discuss what the newspaper should say on a range of issues. They will then decide who will write what editorials and for what day. When such an editorial appears in a newspaper, it is considered the institutional opinion of that newspaper.At some newspapers, the editorial board will also review wire service
Wire Service
Wire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.-Synopsis:Wire Service focuses on three reporters for the fictional Trans-Globe wire service, which was similar to real-life news wire services such as the Associated Press and United Press International...
and syndicated
Print syndication
Print syndication distributes news articles, columns, comic strips and other features to newspapers, magazines and websites. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own/represent copyrights....
columns for inclusion on the editorial page or op-ed page.
Some newspapers, particularly small ones, do not have an editorial board, choosing instead to rely on the judgment of a single editorial page editor.
Book and magazine publishers will often use their editorial boards to review or select manuscripts or articles, and sometimes to check facts.
Role in political campaigns
The editorial board controls the endorsement process for the newspaper during campaigns. Candidates will come before the editorial board for a group interview which can last for several hours, depending on the office. During the meeting, the board asks the candidate a range of questions on various issues and uses the meeting as a way to judge which candidate to endorse.Candidates may routinely meet with editorial board early in their campaigns in order to provide their opinions to the newspaper's decision makers. This is a way to steer media coverage their way and to influence the final endorsement.
Editorial boards on wiki websites
Most collaborative online publications (such as online newspaperOnline newspaper
An online newspaper, also known as a web newspaper, is a newspaper that exists on the World Wide Web or Internet, either separately or as an online version of a printed periodical....
s and collaborative blog
Collaborative blog
A collaborative blog is a type of weblog in which posts are written and published by more than one author. The majority of high profile collaborative blogs are based around a single uniting theme, such as politics or technology....
s) may possess a board of editors which determines editorial policy for the body of authors of the whole website. However, a wiki
Wiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
is different in that such a website is massively-edited on a collaborative basis; all users on a wiki are considered editors and have the capacity to edit any article, thus decentralizing the decisions of editing. The majority of projects of the Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an American non-profit charitable organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States, and organized under the laws of the state of Florida, where it was initially based...
, for example, do not have editorial boards, instead featuring such bodies as the Arbitration
Arbitration Committee (English Wikipedia)
The Arbitration Committee of the English Wikipedia website is a panel of editors that imposes binding rulings with regard to disputes between other editors of the online encyclopedia. The Committee was created by Jimmy Wales on December 4, 2003, as an extension of the decision-making power he had...
and Mediation Committees to resolve disputes between editors and the Foundation itself to make changes to the site-wide style and acceptance of donations. However, other, more topic-specialized wikis may often possess editorial boards in order to set more stringent policy for edits made to the wiki.