Talk:Mark Williams (radio host)

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I would argue with the term "opinion journalist." It's an oxymoron, like "jumbo shrimp." On top of that, I believe it's a description the author of this article may have created, as it's not something you hear commonly or even infrequently when describing someone who would claim to be a journalist.

The idea behind journalism is to report facts, not opinion. Opinion is editorial, a distinct and separate part of news. I think any journalist worth their salt would agree you cannot be an "opinion journalist" - either you're a journalist or an editorialist. To be both would indicate a lack of objectivity or a preponderance of subjectivity, thereby disqualifying a person from being one or the other. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

This is not to say a journalist can't have opinions.... but to report opinions as "news" or pass them off as fact is not only disingenuous, it's unethical.