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An opinion wearing a suit, published so the paper can deny it's talking.
means A piece of writing that gives a newspaper's or an author's own opinion or stance on an issue, rather than just reporting facts.
from Traces back to 'editor,' from Latin 'editor' — one who puts forth or brings out — itself from 'edere,' to give out or produce. 'Editorial' emerged as the adjective-turned-noun for the kind of writing an editor personally puts forth, as opposed to the neutral news an editor merely oversees.
- legal shield
- lets publications argue without reporters taking the blame
- origin
- named after the editor, not the writer
- unsigned tradition
- represents the institution's voice, not one person's
- opposite of news
- news reports facts, editorials argue conclusions