chief among staffers’ requests was a desire for prominent labels on editorials and op-eds indicating that the Journal’s opinion pages are independent of its news department. While the letter also asked for fact-checking and a “genuine commitment to transparency,” nowhere did it challenge the editorial page’s right to offer opinions and analysis.
A perfect illustration of the dichotomy of this topic that on one side a group of underpaid journalists ask for stronger fact checking & clear labeling on op-eds. On the other some well-paid columnists screech this makes them victims of cancel culture.
Update (7/24/2020):
What a great illustration this is b/c it's the perfect example of some folks taking issue w/systematic problems w/some impact on people of privilege & instead of discussing those problems the criticized make the entire discussion self-centered. It's carnival mirror libertarianism.
A perfect illustration of the dichotomy of this topic that on one side a group of underpaid journalists ask for stronger fact checking & clear labeling on op-eds. On the other some well-paid columnists screech this makes them victims of cancel culture.
What a great illustration this is b/c it's the perfect example of some folks taking issue w/systematic problems w/some impact on people of privilege & instead of discussing those problems the criticized make the entire discussion self-centered. It's carnival mirror libertarianism.