commentariat
Pundit collective, loosely
The commentariat is the collective body of commentators and pundits who shape public discourse—journalists, columnists, talking heads, and opinion writers considered as a class.
The term carries a faintly dismissive tone, suggesting an insular elite more interested in each other's takes than in ordinary people's concerns: The commentariat spent the week debating whether the gaffe would matter to voters.
News gatherers and writers
- reportersThose who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- pressApply force downward
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
editorial · anchors · broadcasters · columnists · networks · coverage · bylines · headlines
Expert commentators on affairs
- columnistsRegular opinion piece authors
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- panelistsDiscussion group members
- editorializingInserting opinion into coverage
roundtables · think-tanks · contributors · soundbites · airtime · bloviating · talking-points · wonks
Felt attitude or view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- consensusGeneral group agreement
groupthink · narrative · discourse · zeitgeist · orthodoxy · talking-points · framing · spin
Strong negative reaction
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
scorn · faultfinding · nitpicking · carping · vitriol · trolling · pile-on · groupthink
journalists
News gatherers and writers
- reportersThose who gather news
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- pressApply force downward
newsroom · editorial · anchors · broadcasters · columnists · networks · coverage · bylines · headlines · interviews
pundits
Expert commentators on affairs
- columnistsRegular opinion piece authors
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- panelistsDiscussion group members
editorializing · roundtables · think-tanks · contributors · soundbites · airtime · bloviating · talking-points · wonks · strategists
sentiment
Felt attitude or view
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
consensus · groupthink · narrative · discourse · zeitgeist · orthodoxy · talking-points · framing · spin · takes
backlash
Strong negative reaction
- condemnationSevere disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
rebuke · scorn · faultfinding · nitpicking · carping · vitriol · trolling · pile-on · groupthink · takedowns
commentariatreporters
Those who gather news
beat reporters · journalists · correspondents · investigative journalists · newsmen
commentariatgeneral public
People as a whole
masses · common people · ordinary citizens · the public · laity
- running commentariesOngoing verbal accounts of events
- social commentariesCritiques of societal norms
- audio commentariesRecorded explanatory voiceovers