The Economist’s reporting is widely recognized for its absence of bias.
I’m not sure what you’re criticizing about the leaders. They are well-reported opinion pieces intended to provide a comprehensive overview of an issue, hence why they seem like “truncated versions” of articles.
The “snippets of opinion” to which you refer are reporting on public opinion. I thought that was obvious.
If true, that would still make it not quite as bad as Twitter.
Do you have citations to support any of your claims?