Redactionele

Redactionele is a Dutch adjective relating to the editorial desk or editorial content of a media outlet. It derives from redactie (editorial staff) and the adjectival ending -eel, and is used to describe material produced by editors rather than by advertisers or external contributors. In practice, redactioneel content includes articles, columns, analyses, and other features that originate in the newsroom and reflect the publication’s editorial policy.

In use, you can encounter phrases such as redactionele artikelen, redactionele column, redactioneel commentaar, and redactionele interviews. The term is common in newspapers, magazines, and online media to distinguish internal, editorial content from sponsored or user-generated material. The redactionele section of a publication is typically supervised by editors and adheres to the outlet’s standards for sourcing, balance, and tone.

A related concept is the distinction between redactioneel content and advertorials or sponsored content, which are paid by an advertiser and should be clearly labeled as such. Editorial independence is a fundamental norm in redactioneel material, though the exact stance may vary with the publication’s editorial line. The term is also used to describe the style or voice of such content, for example a redactioneel tone that aims for clarity, objectivity, or critical analysis, depending on genre.

Etymology: it comes from redactie, the editorial desk, with the adjectival ending -eel, producing redactioneel or redactionele to agree with the noun it modifies.