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I find it rather humorous that it is unsigned. It makes it feel even more as though it were penned by Murdoch.


Editorials are, as a rule, unsigned. That's what makes them editorials as opposed to op-eds or columns. They represent, ostensibly, the opinion of the newspaper itself rather than any individual staffer. The NY Times does the same thing.

(The WSJ could avoid a lot of confusion if it labeled its editorials "Editorial." Instead it labels them "Review & Outlook," a term only regular readers of the opinion section will be familiar with.)


I honestly never knew the difference. Thank you very much for that insight.




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