Opinion: CEOs should not be telling us what to write | The Niner Times

he nature of any newspaper's opinion section makes it unique compared to the others. Some of the more strict rules of journalism reporting and style do not always apply when writing an opinion, and every paper functions differently. Opinions do not have to be reports of plain facts, but instead, taking those verified facts and making something out of them, designating meaning and calling for action.

Theoretically, the strongest opinion section is as diverse as opinions in society are, platforming the most well-defended and creative ones that attempt to make sense of and direct action toward the world. A good newspaper owner will take this in mind and organize their opinions section to be diverse, driven towards the focus of the specific paper, whether that be local news, a certain community or an issue.

Unless, of course, you are billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. In which case you can just do whatever you feel like doing, apparently. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Bezos, who bought The Washington Post in 2013, announced to their opinion section that "We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets."