It’s worth noting that op-ed writers are generally the most well-known journalists. [Their] picture is always printed, they write with a signature style, and pa

It’s worth noting that op-ed writers are generally the most well-known journalists. [Their] picture is always printed, they write with a signature style, and papers advertise their faces and perspectives. Reporters, in contrast, write in an anonymous “this is news” tone fitting an institution that did not introduce bylines until the 1920s. This suggests a solution: print journalists' photos with their articles, so they can be recognized and remembered more easily. I'd wager that some newspapers would fight such a change, but it might actually be in the paper's interest for their reporters become draws in their own right, much like op-ed writers or reviewers like Roger Ebert.