DerinA to World News@lemmy.ml • 11 months agoPresident of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostagewww.washingtonpost.commessage-square28arrow-up1180arrow-down116file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkPresident of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostagewww.washingtonpost.comDerinA to World News@lemmy.ml • 11 months agomessage-square28file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDerinOPAlink18•11 months agoI mean, it’s not technically news - it’s by a third-party contributor so it would be dishonest to not label it as “opinion”. But, yeah, it’s definitely kind of surreal to read, you’re not wrong in finding it bizarre.
minus-squareDarkThoughtslinkfedilink3•11 months agoAn opinion piece is an article that reflects the opinion of the author, not necessarily that of the paper.
“I’ve been taken hostage” is an opinion piece?
I mean, it’s not technically news - it’s by a third-party contributor so it would be dishonest to not label it as “opinion”.
But, yeah, it’s definitely kind of surreal to read, you’re not wrong in finding it bizarre.
That was exactly my thought.
An opinion piece is an article that reflects the opinion of the author, not necessarily that of the paper.