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Toronto Star using a proper headline for their opinion piece about Trump (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Novocirab@feddit.org to c/usa@midwest.social

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[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Not an article, an opinion piece, the fact that people don't make the difference between the two is part of the reason why we're in deep shit now.

[–] EisFrei@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

In my mind the Venn diagram showed opinion piece inside of the article circle.

Wikipedia seems to agree.

An opinion piece is an article, usually published in a newspaper or magazine, that mainly reflects the author's opinion about a subject.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_piece

Maybe the distinction you think of is more along the lines "news reporting" and "opinion piece"

[–] Novocirab@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago

Right, I've corrected "article" into "opinion piece".

[–] ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

Ooh that's almost up to propet Irish levels of snarkiness. This lad will go far.

[–] undeadotter@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago

The actual article, in case anyone's interested: https://archive.is/qfunJ

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

"Opinion"

Put it on the front page, cowards.

[–] MECHAGODZILLA2@midwest.social 4 points 3 months ago

I, too, want to say “it’s just an opinion piece” but then I remembered the number of American papers whose opinion section have been either obliterated or neutered recently and…yeah. Good for you guys, keep the pressure on.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I read that in the voice of the Hunter S. Thompson audio book narrator. HST would be having a field day with this.