columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkä-ləm-nist 
-lə-mist,
also ˈkäl-yəm-nist,
-yə-mist
: one who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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News & Politics The latest from Washington and beyond, covering current events, the economy, and more, from our columnists and correspondents.
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Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning consumer tech columnist and on-air correspondent.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The Daily Mail’s columnist Richard Eden also reported that production had begun on Meghan’s cooking show, though filming isn’t taking place at her and Harry’s Montecito estate.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial-board member for The Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O. Box 8263, Philadelphia, Pa. 19101.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2024
Our podcast hosts, newsletter writers and Opinion columnists become as familiar as relatives.
—Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
He has also been named top sports columnist twice by the Society of Professional Journalists and National Headliner Awards.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Others, like Mexican columnist Emilio Lezama, have compared Noboa’s actions to those of another young politician who is very popular across the region because of his tough-on-crime approach at the cost of some rule-breaking: El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
About this series Goldsmith is a Union-Tribune contributing columnist.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2024
Jennifer Jolly is an Emmy Award-winning consumer tech columnist and on-air correspondent.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The Daily Mail’s columnist Richard Eden also reported that production had begun on Meghan’s cooking show, though filming isn’t taking place at her and Harry’s Montecito estate.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2024
Trudy Rubin is a columnist and editorial-board member for The Philadelphia Inquirer, P.O. Box 8263, Philadelphia, Pa. 19101.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2024
Our podcast hosts, newsletter writers and Opinion columnists become as familiar as relatives.
—Sam Dolnick, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
He has also been named top sports columnist twice by the Society of Professional Journalists and National Headliner Awards.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
Others, like Mexican columnist Emilio Lezama, have compared Noboa’s actions to those of another young politician who is very popular across the region because of his tough-on-crime approach at the cost of some rule-breaking: El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
About this series Goldsmith is a Union-Tribune contributing columnist.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Columnist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/columnist. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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columnist
noun
col·um·nist
ˈkäl-əm-(n)əst
: a person who writes a newspaper or magazine column
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