Opinion. There's a lot of it about. In fact, it seems to be edging out the factual event news. Take the Coronation on the weekend. There are many opinions being stated about various seating positions and hats and so on.
Newspaper opinion came into its own in the 20th century. The op-ed page was created in 1921 by Herbert Bayard Swope of The New York Evening World. It was further developed in 1970 under the direction of The New York Times editor John B. Oakes.
Well, that's newspapers. Now, with social media, we the public have access to communicate our opinions broadly - just like newspapers. The definition of public opinion seems to be outdated now: "free and public communication from citizens to their government on matters of concern to the nation."
There is the idea of private opinion, but I think that private opinion is declining because of easy access to "the public" through social media. The public likes this public access.
Then a question came to my mind: What if we had to use this phrase - in my humble opinion - to present non-professional opinions - particularly those opinions without expertise backing them.
"A phrase used to present one's viewpoint or beliefs with an awareness or cautiousness that the listener might disagree or be offended."
Oh well, just a thought. | 
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