Ran newspaper page about judge (8)
I believe the answer is:
operated
'ran' is the definition.
('operate' can be a synonym of 'run')
'newspaper page about judge' is the wordplay.
'newspaper page' becomes 'oped' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'about' indicates putting letters inside.
'judge' becomes 'rate' (rating is a kind of judging).
'oped' placed around 'rate' is 'OPERATED'.
(Other definitions for operated that I've seen before include "ran" , "'Directed or controlled, machinery say (8)'" , "Adore pet (anag.)" , "Functioned" , "Performed surgery or worked a machine" .)