The Ilocos Times

I still remember a time—not even that long ago—when newspapers followed a simple but sacred rule: the front page was for news; the inside pages were for opinions. There was no confusion, no overlap, no sneaky editorializing masquerading as journalism. You always knew what you were reading and who wrote it. Every piece of real news carried a byline , because truth has a name. And behind that name stood an entire battalion of editors—the copy editor, the desk editor, the managing editor, all the way up to the editor-in-chief —carefully cross-checking facts and holding every reporter accountable. Fast forward to today. The online versions of traditional newspapers still follow this discipline. They still publish bylines. They still employ editors. They still observe a chain of accountability . Generally speaking, most broadsheet newspapers that come out with online versions could be deemed as responsible, because the same editors that serve in their paper versions also serve in t...