> >Opinion or commentary is not news. > Why do they exclude this? ... > I think Pew research fell off a cliff trying to redefine what the news is? I think y

> >Opinion or commentary is not news. > Why do they exclude this? ... > I think Pew research fell off a cliff trying to redefine what the news is? I think you misunderstood. Pew Research didn't define news. The survey respondents did. > People also hold consistent ideas about what is not news: > Opinion or commentary is not news. Both journalists and participants make clear distinctions between factual reporting and personal opinion, further emphasizing an idea of news as “just the facts.”