> I don't think this is a widely held view, Outside journalism, possibly. Inside journalism, opinion columns are definitely not journalism. Which is why they a

> I don't think this is a widely held view, Outside journalism, possibly. Inside journalism, opinion columns are definitely not journalism. Which is why they are clearly marked "opinion". They're held to different standards, basically because it's clearly labelled as "just someone's opinion" - there's no need to fact-check, provide balance, or even quote sources.