> Editorializing (i.e. opinions) should stay in the opinion pieces, not be mixed in with reporting of facts.
preaching to the choir
> It calls the trustworthiness of the entire rest of the article in question. (Although i guess it's kinda nice if it's done blatantly so you already know in advance the article is particularly untrustworthy.)
In a lot of ways it is subconscious, but not always. If you take a objective view and look at US Presidential 2016 race articles, you get a pretty good feel for the base opinion of the editors from the picture they use of the candidates.
Every news outlet has a prejudice, and I find the choice of images to be one of the easy ways to communicate that to you. If you look for it, you can gear your reaction to the information provided.
preaching to the choir
> It calls the trustworthiness of the entire rest of the article in question. (Although i guess it's kinda nice if it's done blatantly so you already know in advance the article is particularly untrustworthy.)
In a lot of ways it is subconscious, but not always. If you take a objective view and look at US Presidential 2016 race articles, you get a pretty good feel for the base opinion of the editors from the picture they use of the candidates.
Every news outlet has a prejudice, and I find the choice of images to be one of the easy ways to communicate that to you. If you look for it, you can gear your reaction to the information provided.