What is an 'editorial'? How is an 'appraisal' different from a 'review'? What does 'op-ed column' mean?

Trust The New York Times, one of the world's great newspapers, to come to the rescue of readers who want to know how to distinguish the different sections in a newspaper. Check out its readers' guide here.

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