'Cause here, we usually interview specialists of a subject instead of proposing a personnal POV...or to purposely back it up.
Yes, that's what we do here too.
I think you're confusing analysis with editorial. In the US, it's very common for one article to contain both the main facts of a situation as well as the analysis - how this is going to affect people in the long run, similar situations in the past, etc. Sometimes it is broken into two stories, but usually an effort to keep the stories a reasonable length and not overwhelm the reader. The same reporter is always allowed to write both of these articles. Sometimes he/she will, sometimes the analysis piece will be assigned to a different reporter
in order not to overwhelm one reporter with work. Depends heavily on the situation. If different reporters write the pieces, they are sure to consult with each other as they are working. On the the other hand, papers also often publish an editorial around the same time, offering an opinion. (For example: Article one explains that the House of Representatives passed a bill, gives a brief outline of the bill, tells the vote count and gives a few quotes from representatives about why they voted for or against it. The analysis piece explains the bill in details and gives examples of how it's going to affect citizens. It also compares it to past similar legislation and talks about the success/failure of those measures. Both of these stories take great pains to be as balanced as possible - giving equal space to the bill's supporters and detractors. Finally, there is an editorial - published on the editorial page on in a column that is clearly marked "Opinion" railing against the bill, claiming it is unreasonable and will never be as effective as legislators claim it will be.)
The editorial is TOTALLY separate from the original article and the analysis piece. It is written by an editorial writer, not a reporter. It is assigned by the Editorial Desk, not the Metro Desk or the State Desk or the National Desk (whoever assigned the articles). It is edited by the Editorial Desk Editor. Not only will the reporters not be involved in the writing of the editorial, they won't even see it until it hits the stands the next morning. The reporters who wrote the original story/analysis piece ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT write the editorial. Reporters and Editorial Writers are totally separate. Reporters should never write opinion pieces at all (even if it's not something they covered) because it is a display of bias and one of the most important parts of being a reporter is to appear unbiased at all times. They CERTAINLY cannot display an obvious bias for the story they are covering.
I hope that helps,
Annie
