Role characteristics in the columns of the authors of the newspaper "Youth of Buryatia"

The article deals with authors' communication roles in the columns of the newspaper «Youth of Buryatia». The author argues that editor Oleg Lebedev plays the role of «journalistic fighter». When he can not find a worthy object of criticism he turns into a «journalistic arguer». Another author, Gennady Bashkuev, always plays role of an «artist». He confronts the personal perception of life and the social problem, takes it through his persenal experience.