> The new logo, a black square with 18F centered and a different font, wasn’t worth the time and doesn’t look as good.
That was a really odd injection of opinion to read in what appears to be a news piece.
That was a really odd injection of opinion to read in what appears to be a news piece.
As a made-up example, a news article on Samsung's falling stock might focus on its Note 7 failures, making the assumption (and thus giving the reader the impression) that the mobile phone is the main cause of the company's decreasing revenues, when in fact the company's general electronic components sales have been dying for months. But this slow decrease is much less sensational and might've missed the headlines. This sort of "opinion" is far more difficult to notice, but still exists in reporting in the form of attempting to speculate on the reasons behind the facts.
This article just happens to be particular blunt about its assumptions.
But that’s how it’s usually marked – as a seperate, independent part of the article, marked opinion or speculation, or by putting it in context.
* "But like many digital-age start-ups, 18F, named after GSA’s 1800 F St. NW address, was long on vision but short on management."
* "Not wanting the bad news to overshadow the good works, ..."
* "It shows."