Column (periodical)

A newspaper column by Don Marquis

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 by the newspaper organisation. Columns are written by columnists.

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:

Awards

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

See also

References

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