It serves as a capsule version of editorial opinion when it makes political satire, and it is a running commentary on social change, sometimes intended as a corrective to social inertia.
Another possibility: A magazine could create "six different versions of an editorial promotion," using different headlines and images that are designed to appeal to different audiences.
Correction: An earlier version of this editorial misstated the party that controlled Congress when banks imploded.
I also sent them the published version of the editorial and my original version," she said.
Of the almost 2,000 comments below the online version of the editorial, the overwhelming majority were in favour.
"It seems that Hillary, eager to keep a competitive edge in the game, has also resorted to these ignominious shenanigans," read the English-language version of the editorial.
After press reports criticizing the Romney campaign for removing caveats from a Plain Dealer editorial on March 3rd, the campaign added the following disclaimer to its endorsement emails: "In compliance with copyright laws, this version of the editorial is excerpted".
Other modifications were made to the online version of the editorial to reflect news as it happened through the day on a fast-moving story; that's not unusual.
This article has been revised to reflect the following: For the Record: February 14 , 2012An earlier version of this editorial imprecisely described the origins of the agreement to avoid third-party ads in the Massachusetts Senate race.
An earlier version of this editorial incorrectly cited the changing of the name of the C.I.A. headquarters building as a sign of shifting priorities by its former director, George Tenet, after President Bush assumed office in 2001.
