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To: LPS5 who wrote (12334)	10/15/2003 2:53:11 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793656

...what, exactly, is difference is you're attempting to specify? "Opinion" and "editorial" aren't synonyms, as your usage suggests. Opinion subsumes both editorial and what is commonly called op-ed. Editorials are only those opinion pieces that promote the views of the editors and publishers, per the definition. The term, op-ed, derives from "opposite the editorial page." Opposite connotes not part of the editorial page, but related to it--both contain opinions but they are the opinions of different parties. The opinions of the editors are known as editorials. Op-eds, unlike news items, may contain opinion, but it is the opinion of their authors who are known as columnists or pundits. EDIT: The other way you can tell the difference between an editorial and an op-ed is that editorials, since they speak for the paper, don't name an author, in most papers, at least. Op-eds are very clearly attributed to the author.