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    1. Michael McGough‏ @MichaelMcGough3 14 Aug 2019

      Michael McGough Retweeted Trusting News

      This is puzzling. Major newspapers make it clear that there is separation between news and opinion staffs. I suspect some of the “misunderstanding” about this is willful.https://twitter.com/TrustingNews/status/1161337359750914048 …

      Michael McGough added,

      Trusting News @TrustingNews
      Today's Trust Tip is a vitally important one: Explain who writes editorials, and say specifically that it's not the reporters. The industry's lack of transparency on opinion content is so problematic, yet so simple to address. http://bit.ly/2Z3GghB 
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Aug 2019
      Replying to @MichaelMcGough3

      Some of it willful but it's also the case most people don't understand the difference between a news story and an op-ed or editorial.

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        2. Michael McGough‏ @MichaelMcGough3 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Conceded, but it’s not that hard a concept to grasp.

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        3. Trusting News‏ @TrustingNews 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @MichaelMcGough3 @HeerJeet

          It's not hard once it's been explained. And it looks like the pieces you write have the word "Opinion" in the headline, which is great. Most are not that transparent. Here's some @AmPress research. https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/americans-and-the-news-media/ … (from @mayerjoy)pic.twitter.com/I0Z2CzuFry

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        2. Chris Potter‏Verified account @CPotterPgh 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @MichaelMcGough3

          Agreed there is confusion on this point, especially in an online environment where there are fewer visual cues about what part of the paper you are looking at. I also like the idea of the signed editorial -- the "voice of God" effect of unsigned editorials can be problematic.

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        3. Michael McGough‏ @MichaelMcGough3 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @CPotterPgh @HeerJeet

          In my experience, readers approve of “voice of God” editorials when they agree with them.

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        1. Jon kelvey‏Verified account @JonKelvey 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @MichaelMcGough3

          As a newspaper guy, I get hives at the thought of getting pedantic about how we operate, but I really worry that we simply must do so in the current age. When you adhere to principles many of your readers just do not understand, you are not communicating effectively.

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        2. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @MichaelMcGough3

          Campaign commercials do this routinely. "The Washington Post [graphic] called my opponent 'slippery' and his plan 'pure fantasy'..."

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        3. Michael McGough‏ @MichaelMcGough3 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @baseballcrank @HeerJeet

          And I would suggest that those who write those ads understand the news/editorial distinction and deliberately obfuscate.

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        1. Gregory Hays‏ @aristofontes 14 Aug 2019
          Replying to @HeerJeet @MichaelMcGough3

          TBF, newspapers observe this distinction rigorously on some topics and not at all on others (e.g. the budget deficit).

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