editorial

Newspaper opinion piece

Editorial describes material expressing opinion rather than reporting facts.

An editorial is a newspaper or magazine article stating the publication's official position: The Times ran an editorial opposing the bill.

As an adjective, editorial distinguishes opinion from news: editorial content, editorial page.

It also relates to the editing process: editorial decisions, editorial staff.

newspaper

column

Vertical structural element

  • articleWritten piece or grammatical word
  • featureDistinguishing quality or element
  • op-edSigned newspaper commentary

headline · byline · dateline · lead · sidebar · caption · obituary · infographic · subhead · masthead

opinion

commentary

Explanatory remarks on events

stance · slant · bias · column · opinion piece · think piece · polemic · advocacy · persuasion · argument

publishing

proofreading

Checking text for mistakes

galley · typesetting · pagination · layout · deadline · kill · spike · assignment · commissioning · style guide

critique

review

Critical written assessment

appraisal · criticism · commentary · evaluation · judgment · scrutiny · analysis · annotation · notes · suggestion

photography

fashion shoot

Photography for clothing promotion

lookbook · campaign · retouching · creative direction · mood board · concept · wardrobe · cover shoot · tear sheet · model

Categories
Opposites
objectivity

editorialnews reporting

Gathering and broadcasting current events

hard news · noneditorial · balanced reporting · news article

content type

editorialnews article

Published report of events

news story · news report · breaking news · investigative report · feature story

authorial voice

editorialpress release

Official statement for media

raw footage · direct quotation · data table · unedited · primary source

Phrases
Family

editorials, editorialize, editorialist, editorially, editorialized, editorializing, editorialists, editorializes, editorial cartoons

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
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