The Irish Punditocracy as Contrarian Voice: Opinion Coverage of the Workplace Smoking Ban

Declan Fahy

doi:10.21427/d7db71

The Irish Punditocracy as Contrarian Voice: Opinion Coverage of the Workplace Smoking Ban

Declan Fahy

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Abstract

THE JOURNALISM OF COMMENTATORS and columnists has remained a lacuna in media studies. Their work has received so little sustained critical attention that it has become something of a ‘black box’, even as as the space devoted to opinion coverage in newspapers has expanded significantly over the past three decades. The section of the newspaper devoted to opinion journalism has traditionally been the op-ed page, so-called because of its usual placement opposite the section containing editorials. Viewed as a forum for the articulation of diverse viewpoints about current social issues, the page aims to provide a space in the ‘marketplace of ideas’ for the expression of opinions not found in news and editorial sections of newspapers

Original language	English
Journal	Irish Communications Review
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/d7db71
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

journalism
commentators
columnists
opinion coverage
newspapers
op-ed page
viewpoints
social issues
marketplace of ideas

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The Irish Punditocracy as Contrarian Voice: Opinion Coverage of the Workplace Smoking Ban

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