What's the Word for When You're Opinionated in a Good Way?

I'm taking a journalism class this semester. Today we had a discussion about the core principles of what defines journalism. We briefly talked about how journalists should keep their opinions to themselves, and some don't even vote to try to stay unbiased. As a political science major, that hurt my soul a little bit. 

I have a lot of opinions and I enjoy discussing and sharing them. I could more easily become a Catholic nun than keep them to myself as part of a full-time job. It made me kind of glad that it's only a cluster (half a minor), but this will definitely be my most challenging class this semester. As much as I like it, I have a hard enough time writing in general, but long impartial news stories? It's a daunting task and I'm terrified of it. 

But I suppose college is about stepping outside your comfort zone to grow and stretch and become better at something you enjoy. So I will, for these few classes, set aside my tendency to make quick judgement calls and unhealthy desire to always be right for the sake of journalistic integrity. Then I can go back to my major and argue ideology and policy to my little heart's content.