2.1 KiB
2.1 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| columnist | Occupational skill for the role 'columnist' (also: commentator, political columnist, gossip columnist, editorial opinion columnist, humor columnist, food columnist). Use when the user asks for typical columnist work such as: typical columnist responsibilities |
Columnist
Columnists research and write opinion pieces about new events for newspapers, journals, magazines and other media. They have an area of interest and can be recognised by their writing style.
Core workflow
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- apply grammar and spelling rules
- build contacts to maintain news flow
- consult information sources
- copyright legislation
- develop professional network
- digital journalism
- editorial standards
- evaluate writings in response to feedback
- follow ethical code of conduct of journalists
- follow the news
- grammar
- participate in editorial meetings
- present arguments persuasively
- rhetoric
- spelling
Hot technologies
- Adobe Acrobat
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Active Server Pages ASP
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Visio
Hot technologies
Top tools from 41 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-10):
- Slack — 39 %
- WordPress — 39 %
- Instagram — 7 %
- TikTok — 7 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b866b3bb-3dbd-4b3d-9a53-9ec15f43ca2f), ONET 30.3 (19-3094.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*