The Conversation cites Socolow’s research on NYT op-ed page
The Conversation cited research by Michael Socolow, an associate professor of communication and journalism at the University of Maine, in the article “Journalists believe news and opinion are separate, but readers can’t tell the difference.” According to Socolow, John Oakes, the editorial page editor of the New York Times in 1970, created the first op-ed page because, he felt, “a newspaper most effectively fulfills its social and civic responsibilities by challenging authority, acting independently, and inviting dissent.”