A column a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication. Columns are written by columnists. A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ... A columnist is a journalist who produces a specific form of writing for publication called a column. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and the Internet. ...

What differentiates a column from other forms of journalism is that it meets each of the following criteria: Journalism is a discipline of collecting, analyzing, verifying, and presenting news regarding current events, trends, issues and people. ...

• It is a regular feature in a publication
• It is personality-driven by the author
• It explicitly contains an opinion or point of view

Types of columns

• advice column
• critic reviews
• editorial opinion
• gossip
• humor
• food column

An agony aunt is an advice columnist at a magazine or newspaper. ... The word critic comes from the Greek κριτικός, kritikós - one who discerns, which itself arises from the Ancient Greek word κριτής, krités, meaning a person who offers reasoned judgement or analysis, value judgement, interpretation, or observation. ... An editorial is a statement or article by a news organization (generally a newspaper) that expresses an opinion rather than attempting to simply report news, as the latter should ideally be done without bias. ... Gossip is used to mean casual or idle talk, sometimes (but not always) slanderous and/or devoted to discussing others. ... Look up Humour in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Awards

The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary is often awarded for commentary appearing in a column. The Pulitzer Prize for Commentary has been awarded since 1970. ...