Somewhat OT: this is an editorial, right? The tone clearly reads as one, but Ctrl+F "opinion" or "editorial" has 0 results, and I couldn't find an author byline.
Why do newspapers do this?
Why do newspapers do this?
The also never sign their posts, as they usually have multiple collaborators and reflect the opinion of the entire editorial team.
Source: they wrote about it a few years ago.
The reason you got confused about that is because actual newspaper behave like opinion magazines these days too.
Yes
Not just the tone but there are several indications. Like the "Leaders" section. Or phrases like "The Economist has long argued..."
But yeah the lack of an author byline is weird and not something I agree with.
Probably, the author was obligated to write this by a superior and chose to do it anonymously. I heard this happens sometimes in the media from where I come
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2013/09/04/...