Columnist
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
- Mike Barnicle (Boston Herald, USA)
- Dave Barry (Miami Herald, USA)
- David Brooks (New York Times, USA)
- Ann Coulter (Universal Press Syndicate, USA)
- Maureen Dowd (New York Times, USA)
- Matt Drudge
- Gwynne Dyer
- Roger Ebert
- Benjamin Franklin
- Thomas Friedman (New York Times, USA)
- Molly Ivins
- Michael Kinsley
- Charles Krauthammer (Washington Post, USA)
- Paul Krugman (New York Times, USA)
- Ann Landers
- Charlie Madigan (Chicago Tribune, USA)
- Dan Margalit
- Al Neuharth
- Robert Novak
- Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune, USA)
- Will Rogers
- Amnon Rubinstein (Maariv, Israel)
- William Safire (New York Times, USA)
- Mary Schmich (Chicago Tribune, USA)
- Andrew Sullivan
- Mark Twain
- George Will
