What Does Editorials Mean?

An editorial is a short article that expresses a newspaper’s or publishing house’s views and policies on a current issue.

They are normally written by a staff member of the newspaper or publication and reflect the stance of the newspaper or the publisher on the issue.

Writing an editorial requires a strong opinion and well-researched evidence to back up that opinion. It also requires a balanced view and a fair review of the other perspectives on an issue.

Opinion maker

Opinion makers are people who influence others, either by a personal relationship or through their expertise and connections. These opinion leaders can be professional journalists, critics or university professors but they also include anyone who has the authority to influence others in a particular domain, such as local politics, fashion, sports, travel, medical care or even cooking.

These opinion makers are a trusted source of information for consumers and can be influential in the purchase decisions of their followers. They are often referred to as ‘thought leaders’ and may have established credibility through years of industry experience or a network of respected personal relationships.

This exhibition explores a broader trend in the art world of artists devolving new organisational, curatorial and critical roles upon themselves. It presents a range of international, UK and co-curated works to give a glimpse of a growing global trend in the artist-led approach.

Katrina Blannin is a painter and curator who has recently worked as co-director of Lion and Lamb – a gallery for painters ran by painters, and a contributor to Turps Banana – a magazine about painting, made predominately by painters. She chose a painting by Kate Terry for The Opinion Makers, which she said “reflected the coloured connections between her painting and three-dimensional practices”.

Marcus Harvey is an internationally renowned YBA painter and editor of Turps Banana – he was a mentor at Turps Art School – a studio and correspondence-based artist-led painting programme, and he presented a work by Edmundo Arigita for The Opinion Makers. He has been a contributor to the Sluice__ project based in London, whose strategic approach to structure allows them to showcase artist, curator and emergent discourse, projects and galleries to audiences worldwide.

Maurice Carlin is an artist, co-founder of Islington Mill Art Academy, a peer-led educational structure that was set up in response to student fees and the debate around the relevance and usefulness of mainstream art education. He showed a new work for The Opinion Makers, ‘Study for a Phantom Demographic No. 7’, which he says “reflected the slippery nature of cultural value”.

Julie Rene de Cotret is an independent visual artist who uses associative properties in her practice, combining and de-contextualising elements to create new perspectives on human conventions. She curated the work of Robert Hengeveld for The Opinion Makers, which she says “demonstrates a curious investigative appetite for human conceptions of ‘nature’”.

Reconciler

A reconciler is someone who is a good communicator, someone who has learned how to deal with conflict in a way that is both fair and equitable. They may also have a flair for making things right.

One of the ways that a reconciler does this is through the use of the Holy Spirit. They often pray for a breakthrough in a difficult situation and may even ask the Lord to reveal what he wants them to do about it.

Another thing a reconciler does is try to see the big picture. They will often spend time in the Word of God, learning how to apply biblical principles to various aspects of their lives. They will then make recommendations as to how to implement these principles in their home, their church, their workplace or in the community at large.

Finally, a reconciler will typically also be a forgiver, especially of a friend or loved one who has mistreated them. This is because as a reconciliationer, they will know that in order to have a healthy and lasting relationship with another person, you must be willing to forgive.

The best part about being a reconciler is that it also allows you to have a more meaningful relationship with God. You will learn to appreciate Him more deeply and in turn become a more loving person.

A reconciler is a true champion of peacemaking. In fact, they are often credited with being the first to promote a culture of peacemaking within a church, school or other organization.

Balanced

A balanced editorial is a piece of writing that expresses an opinion and explains why the opinion is valid. The editorial may be an analysis of evidence, or it can be a rebuttal of a published article or a commentary on a new medical or health policy issue. Editorials also cover non-scientific topics such as violence against doctors, climate change and its effects on health, public interventions for the control of non-communicable diseases and ongoing epidemics or pandemics [4].

A good editorial must make a clear statement, be logical, and make sense to the reader. It must be clear that the writer is not simply a verbal craftsman who embellishes his thought in language, and it must also express a firm, balanced opinion on something, an opinion that clarifies the muddle into which committed writers and researchers can lead the reader.

It must be short, so that the reader can digest it in a reasonable amount of time and retain interest till the end. It must be entertaining and wholesome, so that the readers want to read more of it by the same author and feel enlightened or empowered in their views on an issue.

In addition, it should be written in a style that is distinct from other types of articles published by the journal. It is often written in a literary style, although it may also be scientific or factual.

Generally, the authors of editorials are experts in their field who have long experience of writing about their subject, or of thinking about their subject. They have a reputation for being thoughtful and critical, which draws readers to their paper, and they can be influential in influencing the thinking of other authors who are not in their area.

One important factor that can affect the quality of an editorial is the balance in its editorial team. Studies show that gender imbalance in science can lead to biased coverage of women’s work, and some female scientists have contacted us saying that they are more likely to submit their best research to journals with a well-balanced editorial team.

Crusading

In a crusade, people make a long, arduous effort to achieve something they are passionate about. It can be a religious, social or political movement. Footballers launched a crusade against racism on the terraces.

In the medieval world, a crusade was a holy war. A Christian would go on a crusade in order to reclaim the Holy Lands and to protect Christians there from Moslems who were attacking them.

The word “crusade” comes from the French word croisade, which means to mark oneself with a cross. It’s also derived from Spanish cruzado, which is a derivative of the Latin verb cruciatus.

This word originated in the Middle Ages when Christians went on a crusade to reclaim the Holy Land from Moslems. They wore crosses of cloth on their breasts to identify themselves as soldiers in Christ’s army.

Initially, crusading was seen as a way to save the world from infidels and was considered a just war. This was because it was a holy war and therefore acceptable to God.

When Pope Urban II called for crusaders in 1095, he urged them to defend Christian lands from the threat of a Muslim invasion. He even enacted an indulgence that allowed those who took part in the crusade to have their sins forgiven after they killed Moslems.

But the crusading movement was much more than a moral crusade and the laity responded with enthusiasm to urban’s message. They saw urban’s call as a way to save the world and thereby become better Christians.

It is also important to note that this was not the first time the pope had issued a call to arms. Pope Boniface I had prompted Christians to take action in the Holy Lands in the 8th century, but the idea of a religiously inspired crusade was relatively new.

The crusading movement had an impact on internal European development in several ways. It fueled militant Christianity and European expansion, which combined religious interests with worldly views and military attitudes.

The crusading movement also helped solidify papal power over the Church and made certain financial innovations central to Church operations. It influenced devotional trends, such as the cult of St. George, and it reshaped European militarism.