Newspaper Columnist Day

A newspaper columnist produces a regular column, which can vary in length, frequency, and content, largely depending on the section of the newspaper within which it appears.

The goal of a newspaper columnist is to continually present a cohesive argument or analysis of a certain subject within the overall genre of the column. For example, a newspaper columnist who writes for the arts and entertainment section might write a column reviewing the latest cultural happenings in the readership area, or a columnist who appears in the finance section might write a column about money saving tips. One exception may be humor columns, which can often veer nonsensically in topic from the beginning to the end of the column for comedic purposes. Essentially a column is a reflection of the writer’s individual tastes and point of view, whether it is concerned with women’s hats, foreign policy, or the stock market. No matter what you write, there will be people who love it and people who hate it.