Have you ever read a newspaper? Newspapers are full of op-eds, commentary, and opinion. Some quality newspapers will separate the two, having a section for rep

Have you ever read a newspaper? Newspapers are full of op-eds, commentary, and opinion. Some quality newspapers will separate the two, having a section for reporting facts, and a section for opinions, but many papers don't have this strict distinction. And to be honest, the fact that some Google subcontractor fired an employee isn't really the kind of world-shattering news that warrants a strictly fact based objective news article that everyone must read about. It's just not important enough. You can however use it as a hook for an opinion piece, like this reporter has done.