Advice column
journalism genre
An advice column is a column in a question and answer format. Usually, a reader writes to the media outlet with a problem in the form of a question. The media outlet gives an answer or response. The responses are written by an advice columnist.[1][2] An advice columnist is someone who gives advice to people who send in problems to the media outlet.
The Athenian Mercury had the first known advice column in 1690.[3]
References
change- ↑ "What Would Eleanor Do? 'If You Ask Me' Revisits Roosevelt's Advice Columns". NPR.org. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ "'If You Ask Me' is a delightful compendium of the thoughts of Eleanor Roosevelt". Christian Science Monitor. 2018-10-10. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ↑ Gudelunas, David (2008). Confidential to America. Transaction Publishers. pp. 21–195. ISBN 9781138508439.
