Editorial

Illustrated editorials may appear in the form of editorial cartoons.{{cite web |title= AAEC The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists |url= http://editorialcartoonists.com/ |publisher= The Association of American Editorial Cartoonists |access-date= 23 May 2012 |author= Staff |year= 2012 |archive-date= 1 July 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070701020627/http://editorialcartoonists.com/ |url-status= live }}

Typically, a newspaper's editorial board evaluates which issues are important for their readership to know the newspaper's opinion on.{{cite book |last= Passante |first= Christopher K. |title= The Complete Idiot's Guide to Journalism – Editorials |publisher= Penguin |year= 2007 |page= 28 |isbn= 978-1-59257-670-8 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=lfh1mufymdsC&q=editorials+%2B+def&pg=PA28 |access-date= 21 February 2010}}

Editorials are typically published on a dedicated page, called the editorial page, which often features letters to the editor from members of the public; the page opposite this page is called the op-ed page and frequently contains opinion pieces (hence the name think pieces) by writers not directly affiliated with the publication. However, a newspaper may choose to publish an editorial on the front page. In the English-language press, this occurs rarely and only on topics considered especially important; it is more common, however, in some European countries such as Denmark, Spain, Italy, and France.{{cite web | url= http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2009/06/front-page_editorials_a_stylistic_change.php | title= Front Page Editorials: a Stylist Change for the Future? | author= Christie Silk | date= 15 June 2009 | work= Editors' Weblog | publisher= World Editors' Forum | access-date= 1 July 2011 | archive-date= 11 November 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111111113831/http://www.editorsweblog.org/newspaper/2009/06/front-page_editorials_a_stylistic_change.php | url-status= live }}

Many newspapers publish their editorials without the name of the leader writer. Tom Clark, leader-writer for The Guardian, says that it ensures readers discuss the issue at hand rather than the author.{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Tom |title=Why do editorials remain anonymous? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jan/10/editorial-leading-article-anonymous |access-date=26 May 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=10 January 2011 |archive-date=27 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180527120754/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/jan/10/editorial-leading-article-anonymous |url-status=live }} On the other hand, an editorial does reflect the position of a newspaper and the head of the newspaper, the editor, is known by name. Whilst the editor will often not write the editorial themselves, they maintain oversight and retain responsibility.{{cite book |last1=Crean |first1=Mike |title=First with the news: an illustrated history | date=2011|publisher=Random House |location=Auckland |isbn=978-1-86979-562-7 |page=97}}

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In the field of fashion publishing, the term is often used to refer to photo-editorials – features with often full-page photographs on a particular theme, designer, model or other single topic, with or (as in a photo-essay) without accompanying text.{{cite web | url=http://models.com/client/editorial | title=Various editorials | website=models.com | access-date=3 April 2012 | archive-date=4 December 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204040402/http://models.com/client/editorial | url-status=live }}

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