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Snackasaurus2 karma

I see on your website you indicate that "speculation" is a negative - how would this affect editorials and comment pieces that analyse politics and economics, for example?

How would you guard against legitimate speculation - clearly presented as such - from being downvoted?

Similarly, where you say that it's a bad thing for news organisations to decide what their readers see, isn't this just a matter of editorial stances on certain matters? A news source isn't obliged to give all sides of a story if, for example, the organisation favours one political candidate over another.

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And on what basis do you believe you will be able to draw the line? Many news sources have their own editorial lines - even in news pieces - which many won't agree with, but others will. I'm sure you will agree it's hard to see how anyone can be the final arbiter of what constitutes objective reporting...