opinion piece
Newspaper viewpoint article
An opinion piece is a newspaper or magazine article presenting the author's personal viewpoint rather than objective reporting.
Unlike news stories, opinion pieces openly advocate positions on issues: The senator wrote an opinion piece defending the new legislation.
Common forms include editorials, op-eds, and columns.
Signed newspaper commentary
- columnVertical structural element
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
- articleWritten piece or grammatical word
commentary · blog post · letter to the editor · polemic · manifesto · broadside · diatribe · screed
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- positionLocation or stance
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
- assertionConfident statement of fact
thesis · claim · argument · take · slant · angle · perspective · point of view
Art of persuasive language
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- editorializingInserting opinion into coverage
- agendaFormal discussion list
polemic · partisan · ideological · spin · propaganda · soapbox · ax to grind · one-sided
Critical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- criticismJudgment of faults
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
- refutationDisproving a statement
takedown · pan · slam · dissent · counterargument · response · rejoinder · reaction
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- editorialistOne who writes opinions
- criticOne who judges merit
blogger · contributor · essayist · writer · journalist · talking head · public intellectual · thought leader
op-ed
Signed newspaper commentary
- columnVertical structural element
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- editorialPublication's official viewpoint article
article · commentary · blog post · letter to the editor · polemic · manifesto · broadside · diatribe · screed · treatise
viewpoint
Way of seeing things
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- positionLocation or stance
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
assertion · thesis · claim · argument · take · slant · angle · perspective · point of view · judgment
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- editorializingInserting opinion into coverage
agenda · polemic · partisan · ideological · spin · propaganda · soapbox · ax to grind · one-sided · tendentious
review
Critical written assessment
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- criticismJudgment of faults
- rebuttalFormal response disputing claims
refutation · takedown · pan · slam · dissent · counterargument · response · rejoinder · reaction · pushback
columnist
Recurring newspaper feature writer
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- editorialistOne who writes opinions
critic · blogger · contributor · essayist · writer · journalist · talking head · public intellectual · thought leader · provocateur
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- opinion piecesop-ed, op-eds, editorial column, editorials, staff editorial
- Persuasive Writingessay, persuasive essay, editorial, debate, thesis
- newspapernews, headline, headlines, byline, front page
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, news, articles
- Commentary Mediaop-ed, editorial, columnist, pundit, commentator
opinion piecenews report
Broadcast about recent events
hard news · news story · balanced coverage · investigative report · wire story
opinion piecenews article
Published report of events
news brief · event coverage · weather report · stock listings · obituary
opinion piecenews story
Media report of events
breaking news · news brief · press release · dispatch · incident report
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