Assign. # 5 New York Times Op-Ed

The opinion section of the online version of the New York Times newspaper contains very diverse information and commentaries on all kinds of different topics. That section relates to the comments of editors, columnists, contributors, and letters of the New York Times newspaper’s readers.

The opinion section of the online version of the New York Times is something like a blog section in the newspaper. It contains the opinions of the newspaper's editors and the opinions of the readers on various topics. For instance, editors comment on the business problems of General Motors or the governments problems of Zimbabwe and its relations to the United States of America and Europe. The columnists and contributors also provide with information and comments on different issues. The Op-Ed of New York Times newspaper has also a section of the public editor who represents the readers of the newspaper and expresses his opinion on various issues. The section letters contain letters of New York Times newspaper's readers on different topics.

Overall, the Op-Ed section of the online version of the New York Times looks a lot like a blog and it reveals the opinions of the newspaper's journalists and its readers. The Op-Ed section provides a forum for the newspaper's readers to express their opinions and critiques on a number of issues. The Op-Ed section, however, is not that diverse and interesting as some blog website such as the Huffington Post.