Question: This journalist wrote Diary of a Chav and has her own weekly opinion column in The Independent.

Context articles: Michael McManus (columnist)
Simon Barnes
Grace Dent
Thomas B. Edsall
Diary of a Chav
Mike Rosen
Jean Rook
The African Executive
Harut Sassounian
Mitchell Symons

Michael McManus (born June 11, 1941) is the author of "Ethics & Religion", a socially conservative but economic liberal syndicated opinion column which appears in several small and mid-range US publications.
 The column, archives of which are linked below, is shaped much like a 'gathering point' of views; quotes from prominent conservative activists make up the bulk of each.
 McManus, an evangelical Christian, is also the founder and president of Marriage Savers, a non-profit organization that purports to prepare couples for marriage.
 McManus previously wrote syndicated columns called "Solutions" and the "Northern Perspective."
Simon Barnes is an English journalist.
 He was Chief Sports Writer of "The Times" until 2014, and also wrote a wildlife opinion column in the Saturday edition of the same newspaper.
Grace Dent (born 3 October 1973) is an English journalist, author and broadcaster.
 Dent chiefly writes for "The Independent", with an opinion column on Wednesday and a television column every Saturday.
 She writes "Grace and Flavour", a restaurant critic for the "London Evening Standard" and contributes to magazines such as "Tatler" and "Marie Claire".
Thomas Byrne Edsall (born August 22, 1941) is an American journalist and liberal / progressive academic, currently serving as an adjunct faculty member https://journalism.columbia.edu/faculty/tom-edsall of the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City.
 He is best known for his weekly opinion column for The New York Times online and for his 25 years covering national politics for the "Washington Post".
Diary of a Chav is a young adult series that was written by the English journalist, author, and broadcaster Grace Dent.
 The series consists of six books that were originally released in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2009.
 An attempt to publish the books overseas in the United States was largely unsuccessful and only the first two books, re-titled for American publication, were released.
Michael "Mike" Rosen (born December 5, 1944) is an American radio personality and political commentator.
 He was the host of "The Mike Rosen Show" on talk radio station 850 KOA in Denver, Colorado, until January 4, 2016, as well as a weekly opinion columnist for "The Denver Post" and previously a weekly opinion columnist for the "Rocky Mountain News".
 Rosen has described himself as an "advocate for generally right-center, mainstream conservative ideas."
Jean Kathleen Rook (13 November 1931 in Kingston upon Hull – September 1991) was an English journalist dubbed "The First Lady of Fleet Street" for her regular opinion column in the "Daily Express".
 She was also, along with Lynda Lee-Potter, a model for the Glenda Slagg column in the satirical magazine "Private Eye".
The African Executive is a weekly opinion and business magazine published by the Inter Region Economic Network (IREN), located in Nairobi, Kenya.
 It attracts international opinion writers to comment on Africa's socio-political and economic development.
Harut Sassounian (Armenian: Հարութ Սասունյան , born 1950, Aleppo, Syria) is an Armenian-American writer, public activist and publisher of "The California Courier" which is known for Sassounian's weekly opinion column.
 He served for 10 years as a non-governmental delegate on human rights at the United Nations in Geneva.
Mitchell Symons (born 11 February 1957) is a British journalist and writer.
 Born in London, he was educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE where he studied Law.
 Since leaving the BBC, where he was a researcher and director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist.
 He was a principal writer for the early UK editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit, and has devised many television formats.
 He wrote an award-winning opinion column for the "Daily Express".