• TheSanSabaSongbird@lemdro.id
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    11 months ago

    That sounds like a media literacy problem, not a problem with opinion pieces themselves. I have a degree in journalism and the idea that anyone could somehow not know the difference between a straight news story and an opinion piece is baffling. Do we not have basic critical thinking skills anymore?

    • SkepticalButOpenMinded@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      Indeed, it’s an empirical fact that most people cannot tell the difference between opinion and news.

      Given how many people mistake opinion for news, I don’t think it’s realistic to solve this through media literacy. I think the major reputable outlets need to start applying journalistic standards to opinion pieces, including basic fact checking. I don’t know why anyone would be opposed to that.