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Columns are the words of their author, not the newspaper. They don't necessarily agree with the opinions of the paper. On the same note, columns aren't news it
by lucumo 17y ago
Columns are the words of their author, not the newspaper. They don't necessarily agree with the opinions of the paper.
On the same note, columns aren't news items or reports. They are opinion pieces. To call it "journalistic drivel"—or "journalistic" at all—is unjustified.
Columns are meant to give opinions. It's not unusual to see columns written with the intent of giving an opinion that's opposite to the one held by average readers. The opinion of the newspaper's editors is usually given in the editorial.
- billswift 17y agoBut one could wish that they were more often RATIONAL opinions. Everyone has opinions, I just wish more thought went into those that make it into print.
- ynniv 17y ago> To call it "journalistic drivel"—or "journalistic" at all—is unjustified. You're right, and in retrospect I'm surprised that I used that word. These days I expect this sort of inane rant from someone's blog that I will ignore in the future, not "nytimes.com". Maybe blogs have made opinion columns irrelevant? I can see how papers might have been boring in the past, but today we have an infinite tap of ranting idiots... maybe the papers should stick to journalism?