editorialist
Newspaper opinion author
An editorialist is a person who writes editorials—opinion pieces expressing a publication's or the writer's stance on issues.
The term appears most often in journalism contexts: The editorialist argued for stricter environmental regulations.
Unlike reporters, editorialists openly advocate positions rather than presenting neutral accounts.
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- contributorOne who provides something
writer · reporter · newsman · newswoman · newspaperman · newspaperwoman · pressman · scribe
Explanatory remarks on events
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- op-edSigned newspaper commentary
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
assessment · polemic · critique · viewpoint · thesis · interpretation · contention · dissection
Printed periodical of current events
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- publicationIssued written material
masthead · syndication · byline · column · press · publisher · broadcast · blog
columnist
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
contributor · writer · reporter · newsman · newswoman · newspaperman · newspaperwoman · pressman · scribe · newshound
commentary
Explanatory remarks on events
perspective · assessment · polemic · critique · viewpoint · thesis · interpretation · contention · dissection · rebuttal
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- broadsheetLarge-format serious newspaper
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
publication · masthead · syndication · byline · column · press · publisher · broadcast · blog · podcast
- columnistscolumnist, op-ed writer, opinion writer, syndicated columnist, political columnist
- Political WritersThomas Paine, George Orwell, Noam Chomsky, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison
- punditscommentator, pundit, political commentator, analyst, talking head
- writersauthor, novelist, writer, poet, journalist
- commentatorscommentator, sports commentator, news commentator, color commentator, political commentator
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
editorialistreporter
One who gathers news
beat reporter · fact-checker · correspondent · news anchor · investigative journalist