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Journalists believe news and opinion are separate, but readers can't tell the difference

  • Written by Kevin M. Lerner, Assistant Professor of Journalism, Marist College
imageReaders don't always know how to distinguish fact from opinion.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The New York Times opinion editor James Bennet resigned recently after the paper published a controversial opinion essay by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton that advocated using the military to put down protests.

The essay sparked outrage among the public as well as among...

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