The editorial section, also called the opinion section, is where editors and contributors with a deep and broad understanding of the latest news offer their analysis of the day's issues. This content is distinct from the fact-based news reporting of the outlet's everyday journalists. Both kinds of content serve the public interest. Journalists report news to inform the public, while editors and opinion writers analyze and explain news, putting facts into a larger context to aid understanding. At the Post, instead of news editors making independent decisions on what to write and the perspectives they should take, Bezos tweeted, 'We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We'll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.' While editorial writers and opinion columnists offer their opinions, these views are still expected to be grounded in...
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