I think it depends on the context (specifically: hard news vs. opinion matters a lot)
I think it's reasonable to work on a story that you believe is "hard news" in a context that discourages casual opinions. I think it's 1/
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also reasonable to point out that coverage choices, editorial decisions and who you quote affect the coverage. 2/2
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And *if* you're working a gig that discourages casual opinions and attempts to produce factual reporting, it's reasonable to allow 1/
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an editor to write the headline. Because you're not really, in that context, permitted to say "you changed the opinion of my story" 2/2
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You should definitely be permitted to protest anything with your name on it that you didn't approve.
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You can protest whatever you want, but you should start by not taking a job where editors write headlines.
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If you're a reporter, you don't have much of a choice. The publications should stop doing this, as there's no good justification.
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Online or print?
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