Tag: commentary

Olbermann, Objectivity or Opinion on TV

Keith Olbermann, the liberal host of “Countdown” on MSNBC, was recently suspended indefinitely without pay for making political donations to three Democrats.  The network policy prohibits such contributions. Most journalistic outfits discourage or outright prohibit campaign contributions by employees.  According to MSNBC policy, “Anyone working for NBC News who takes part in civic or other…

Columnists on Column Writing

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How do you as a columnist approach the craft of writing?  Do you try to get people to think, maybe from a different point of view?  Are you the antagonist who writes to let people disagree?  Do you try to present useful information in a humorous way?  Do you try to tell about something uplifting…