TORONTO STAR PUBLIC EDITOR: Readers need to distinguish news from opinion
Do you have a clear understanding of what is news and what is opinion in the Star?
Perhaps this distinction is not totally evident to you. Based on many conversations with readers, it is clear to me that one of the key sources of misunderstanding about the Star and its journalism is a considerable measure of confusion about how to distinguish between news and opinion.
As a Star reader you have a right to know if what you are reading in the Star is news – verified information based in the impartial reporting of facts – or opinion – a column or editorial based on the personal interpretation and judgments of facts.
The Star’s statement of principles has long expressed this core value, stating that, “Sound practice demands a clear distinction for readers between news and opinion.
“All content that contains explicit opinion or personal interpretation should be clearly identified as opinion or analysis, as appropriate.”
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