What differentiates the column from either more forms of journalism is that it meets each of the resulting criteria: It occurs as regular feature around the publication It is personality-caused per author It contains an opinion or even point of view

Types of columns
advice critic reviews editorial opinion gossip humor

Columnists of note
Shana Alexander Barbara Amiel Army Archerd Mike Barnicle (Boston Herald, USA) Dave Barry (Miami Herald, USA) Christie Blatchford (The Globe and Mail, Canada) David Brooks (New York Times, USA) Ann Coulter (Universal Press Syndicate, USA) Andrew Coyne Maureen Dowd (New York Times, USA) John Doyle (The Globe and Mail, Canada) Matt Drudge Gwynne Dyer Roger Ebert Allan Fotheringham Benjamin Franklin Thomas Friedman (New York Times, USA) David Frum Robert Fulford (National Post, Canada) Carl Hiaasen (Miami Herald, USA) Simon Heffer, UK Peter Hitchens, UK Molly Ivins Michael Kinsley Charles Krauthammer (Washington Post, USA) Paul Krugman (New York Times, USA) Ann Landers Michele Landsberg (Toronto Star) Richard Littlejohn (The Sun and Daily Mail, UK) Charlie Madigan (Chicago Tribune, USA) Heather Mallick (The Globe and Mail, Canada) Dan Margalit Vinod Mehta Rex Murphy Al Neuharth Peter C. Newman Robert Novak Clarence Page (Chicago Tribune, USA) Adam J. Pearce, UK Daniel Pipes Will Rogers Amnon Rubinstein (Maariv, Israel) William Safire (New York Times, USA) Mary Schmich (Chicago Tribune, USA) Jeffrey Simpson Mark Steel Mark Steyn Andrew Sullivan Ellie Tesher Polly Toynbee Mark Twain George Will Fareed Zakaria