op-ed

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that…

   A newspaper page containing signed articles by commentators expressing viewpoints that may not agree with those espoused by the editorial board, traditionally printed opposite the editorial page.

   • The purpose of an op-ed is to offer an opinion. It is not a news analysis or a weighing up of alternative views. It requires a clear thesis, backed by rigorously marshaled evidence, in the service of a persuasive argument.
2. 2

   Of or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed…

   Of or being a newspaper page, usually opposite the editorial page, that features signed articles expressing personal viewpoints.

3. 3

   Of an article, written in a style suitable for publication as an op-ed.

   • For a more ‘op ed’ approach to the current state of the Hong Kong art scene see my recent article "Doer's Droop," South China Morning Post, August 23, 2005, C6.
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   1. 4

      Of a person, regularly expressing viewpoints by means of op-eds.

      • Descriptions of him vary from "aggressively intelligent," "inventive," "articulate," "the most ‘op-ed’ academic in the field of education" to "arrogant" "combative," "hostile," and "dismissive" of ideas not his own.
   2. 5

      To write an op-ed article.

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