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Columnist - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Author, Bibliographer, Collaborator, Compiler, Composer, Copywriter, Correspondent, Critic, Diarist, Dramatist, Editor |
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A Columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a "column." Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. Some Internet columns are called blogs or Weblogs.
What differentiates a column from other forms of journalism is that it meets each of the following criteria:
- It is a regular feature in a publication
- It is personality-driven by the author
- It contains an opinion or point of view
Types of columns
Columnists of note
- Barbara Amiel
- Mike Barnicle (Boston Herald, USA)
- Dave Barry (Miami Herald, USA)
- Christie Blatchford (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
- David Brooks (New York Times, USA)
- Ann Coulter (Universal Press Syndicate, USA)
- Andrew Coyne
- Maureen Dowd (New York Times, USA)
- John Doyle (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
- Matt Drudge
- Gwynne Dyer
- Roger Ebert
- Allan Fotheringham
- Benjamin Franklin
- Thomas Friedman (New York Times, USA)
- David Frum
- Robert Fulford (National Post, Canada)
- Molly Ivins
- Michael Kinsley
- Charles Krauthammer (Washington Post, USA)
- Paul Krugman (New York Times, USA)
- Ann Landers
- Michele Landsberg (Toronto Star)
- Charlie Madigan (Chicago Tribune, USA)
- Heather Mallick (The Globe and Mail, Canada)
- Dan Margalit
- Rex Murphy
- Al Neuharth
- Peter C. Newman
- Robert Novak
- Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune, USA)
- Will Rogers
- Amnon Rubinstein (Maariv, Israel)
- William Safire (New York Times, USA)
- Mary Schmich (Chicago Tribune, USA)
- Jeffrey Simpson
- Mark Steyn
- Andrew Sullivan
- Ellie Tesher
- Mark Twain
- George Will
External links
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Example Usage of Columnist |
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nprworldwide: This half-hour: Tess Vigeland takes questions about money and finance with The Oregonian's personal finance Columnist http://nprurl.com/jjt8 |
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Debretts: Happy birthday Tina Brown, CBE, journalist, Columnist, author, editor and all-round media supremo http://bit.ly/5iaEWc |
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nprworldwide: Next on Marketplace Money: Tom Herman, former tax Columnist for the Wall Street Journal, on end-of-the-year tax mgmt. http://nprurl.com/d748 |
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