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Commentator
(redirected from Social commentator)

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Commentator 

a person who writes or delivers commentaries on a specific subject area (such as political news or sports) for a newspaper or journal or on television or radio. On an editorial staff the position of commentator is usually held by a professional journalist who is a specialist in the given field; the functions of a commentator are also carried out by reviewers. Part-time specialists in a given field (such as agriculture or art) are often drawn upon as commentators.



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But social commentator Neer Korn warned: "What we can't predict is (whether) the opposite could happen and there could be a backlash.
As long ago as 1890, a social commentator wrote an article for the Manchester Guardian after conducting surveys, etc, and he did this because gangs of youths were roaming the streets of Manchester carrying weapons.
It's so easy for social commentators to get all morally high and mighty when it comes to money ("he's filthy rich, money can't buy you love, etc"), but these people never seem to mention what a real force for good money can be when it's in the right hands.
 
 
 
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