I read about it in the gossip column.

我在闲话栏曾看过有关这件事的报道。

The editor was against the inclusion of a gossip column in the newspaper.

那位编辑反对在报纸上增加漫谈栏目。

At first, in these mentions, I was at the bottom of the personal-gossip column;

刚开始的时候，这些有关我的消息放在杂谈栏的尾巴上；