Editorialise (Verb)
Meaning
Insert personal opinions into an objective statement.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The journalist's attempts to provide a factual report failed as they began to editorialise, injecting their personal opinions on the issue.
- Her boss accused her of editorialising in the news segment, saying she inserted too many biased comments.
- The reporter tried to maintain a neutral tone but couldn't help editorialising and passing judgment on the defendant.
- Critics argued that the historian had a tendency to editorialise in her books, giving the stories a slanted interpretation.
- In an attempt to appear impartial, the moderator asked the guest to refrain from editorialising and stuck to answering the question directly.