Except the author doesn't work for The Guardian
She's a Professor of Journalism at Boston University
https://www.bu.edu/com/profile/joan-donovan/
This is an op-ed
It's not authored by the paper's journalists
How does an op-ed effect The Guardian's pursuit of investigative journalism
This report suggests The Guardian is continuing to make an impact through investigative journalism, e.g., the "America's Dirty Divide" series
https://theguardian.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/theguardi...
No, the Guardian has chosen nothing, this is an OPINION piece by an external author, it has nothing to do with the Guardian staff. Learn the difference.
I spent 8 years of my life at a daily news organization, I know for a fact that reporters, editors, executives, and sometimes even the advertisers have a voice in what is published…whether opinion or not.