I'm not seeing the substantial difference between "opinion columnist" and "journalist" anymore. The journalist's job is: ..to report a factual event that happ

I'm not seeing the substantial difference between "opinion columnist" and "journalist" anymore. The journalist's job is: ..to report a factual event that happened and give the reader enough factual context and analysis for that report to be useful. Not: ..to convince the reader of one position or another ..to expound on their own political beliefs or opinions I find that many self-described journalists are able to avoid the second problem but hold up the first as if it were a virtue.