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Column (periodical)

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A column is a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, where a writer expresses his/her own opinion in few columns allotted to him/her by the newspaper organisation. Columns are written by columnists.

Contents

What differentiates a column from other forms of journalism is that is a regular feature in a publication – written by the same writer or reporter and usually on the same subject area or theme each time – and that it typically, but not universally, contains the author's opinion or point of view.

Types

Some types of newspaper columns are:

  • Advice column
  • Book review
  • Community correspondent
  • Critic's reviews
  • Editorial opinion
  • Exchange column
  • Fashion column
  • Features column
  • Food column
  • Gossip column
  • Humor column or causerie
  • Music column
  • Sports column
  • Tensei Jingo, a short column concerning recent news items
  • Awards

    The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary is often awarded for commentary appearing in a column.

    References

    Column (periodical) Wikipedia