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by Suzette Martinez Standring (Author)
The Art of Opinion Writing is a highly educational guidebook featuring advice from op-ed columnists who are winners of the Pulitzer Prize and many of journalism's highest awards. This book won a category First Place in the 2014 New England Book Festival.
Featured columnists represent both liberal and conservative commentary. In their own words, they share motivations, what has sustained and contributed to career longevity, as well as techniques and strategies for writing outstanding commentary. Specialties within opinion writing are examined, such as politics, foreign affairs, pop culture, race, gender, education, investigative, and spiritual op-ed perspectives.
Aspiring columnists will be encouraged by the variety of personalities and approaches. This book is used in national and international university journalism courses, such as Johns Hopkins University and Bennett University in New Delhi, India. This book has a Chinese translation and used in university courses in China.
