| 单词 | prison editor |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprison editor prison editor n. (a) an editor (of a newspaper) who takes legal responsibility for what is published and who serves any resulting term of imprisonment (now rare); (b) the editor of a periodical published in a prison. ΘΚΠ society > communication > journalism > journalist > editor of journal or newspaper > [noun] > editor taking legal responsibility prison editor1887 1850 Times 9 Oct. 4/2 We do not mean what somebody has called a go-to-prison-editor, or any contrivance of that obvious description.] 1887 E. L. Parry Life Among Germans 186 A certain man, salaried for the regular position, bears the name of editor, receives the sentence, and takes his term in prison, while the real editor..continues his liberal writing...The people think that a ‘Prison Editor’ (his general name), drawing a fixed salary for ‘sitting his time’, is quite a huge joke. 1931 Ann. Amer. Acad. Polit. & Social Sci. 157 145/2 Ten years' experience as a prison editor brings to mind but a scant dozen men who had the ability to express themselves in such a manner as to make interesting reading. 1942 Soda Springs (Idaho) Sun 16 Apr. In such a case the prison editor goes to jail without interrupting the even tenor of the newspaper. 1984 N.Y. Times (Electronic text) 22 Dec. Governor Refuses to Free Louisiana Prison Editor...Gov. Edwin Edwards refused today to free a prisoner who became an award-winning journalist. < as lemmas |
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