editorialists
Newspaper opinion authors
Editorialists are writers who produce editorials—opinion pieces expressing a publication's official stance or the author's views on current events.
The term applies to newspaper columnists, magazine opinion writers, and those who craft institutional positions: The editorialists at the Times called for reform.
The word sometimes carries a faintly dismissive tone, suggesting someone given to pronouncements rather than reporting.
Regular opinion piece authors
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- reportersThose who gather news
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- bylineArticle author identification
op-ed · column · thinkpiece · essay · broadsheet · syndication · masthead · beat
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- interpretationAssigned meaning
- beliefTrust held as true
judgment · insight · reflection · discourse · analysis · worldview · ideology · partisanship
Explanatory remarks on events
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- criticismJudgment of faults
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
review · dissection · scrutiny · rebuttal · refutation · appraisal · examination · judgment
Art of persuasive language
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
- advocacyPleading for a cause
conviction · assertion · contention · compelling · cogent · forceful · influential · agenda-setting
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- essayistAuthor of short prose
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- contributorOne who provides something
opinion writer · blogger · thought leader · public intellectual · critic · analyst · polemicist · advocate
columnists
Regular opinion piece authors
- correspondentsThose who exchange messages
- reportersThose who gather news
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
byline · op-ed · column · thinkpiece · essay · broadsheet · syndication · masthead · beat · punditry
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- perspectiveAttitude or spatial rendering
- interpretationAssigned meaning
belief · judgment · insight · reflection · discourse · analysis · worldview · ideology · partisanship · leaning
commentary
Explanatory remarks on events
- analysisMethodical study of parts
- criticismJudgment of faults
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
assessment · review · dissection · scrutiny · rebuttal · refutation · appraisal · examination · judgment · debunking
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- argumentationSystematic reasoning process
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- polemicAggressive argumentative discourse
advocacy · conviction · assertion · contention · compelling · cogent · forceful · influential · agenda-setting · framing
columnist
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- essayistAuthor of short prose
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
opinion writer · contributor · blogger · thought leader · public intellectual · critic · analyst · polemicist · advocate · spokesman
- opinion makerspundits, commentators, columnists, op-ed writers, talking heads
- dissentersdissenter, dissenters, dissidents, dissident, nonconformists
- influencersinfluencer, influencers, content creator, PewDiePie, Instagram influencers
editorialistsreporters
Those who gather news
beat reporters · correspondents · fact-checkers · investigative journalists · news anchors
editorialistssources
Points of origin
interviewees · ordinary citizens · readers · silent majority