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A newspaper column by Don Marquis

A column is a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication, where a writer expresses their own opinion in few columns allotted to them by the newspaper organisation. Columns are written by columnists.

What differentiates a column from other forms of journalism is that it is a regular feature in a publication - written by the same writer or reporter and usually on the same subject area or theme each time - and that it typically, but not universally, contains the author's opinion or point of view.

Types

Some types of newspaper columns are:

• Advice column
• Book review
• Community correspondent
• Critic's reviews
• Editorial opinion
• Exchange column
• Fashion column
• Features column
• Food column
• Gossip column
• Humor column or causerie
• Music column
• Sports column
• Tensei Jingo, a short column concerning recent news items

Awards

The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary is often awarded for commentary appearing in a column.

See also

• Causerie
• Feuilleton

References

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