Derin@lemmy.beru.co to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoPresident of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostagewww.washingtonpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1168file-textcross-posted to: anime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.franime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.franime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.franime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.frworldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1168external-linkPresident of Niger: My country is under attack and I’ve been taken hostagewww.washingtonpost.comDerin@lemmy.beru.co to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: anime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.franime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.franime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.franime_titties@mlem.a-smol-cat.frworldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squareArugulaZ@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up34·1 year ago“I’ve been taken hostage” is an opinion piece?
minus-squareDerin@lemmy.beru.coOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·1 year 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-squareDarkThoughts@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year 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.
An opinion piece is an article that reflects the opinion of the author, not necessarily that of the paper.
That was exactly my thought.