I think you tell the story that has to be told. You tell the story that's the truth. You tell the story that readers will be interested in and should know about.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think, as writers, our first responsibility is to writing an honest story. Tell the story you want to tell, without pulling your punches.
All stories should have some honesty and truth in them, otherwise you're just playing about.
By telling stories, you objectify your own experience. You separate it from yourself. You pin down certain truths.
A writer's job is to tell the truth.
Sometimes, in a fictional story, you can be more honest and truthful, actually. As a journalist, you're a prisoner of the data, in effect. You have to tell the story with evidence you can verify.
I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense.
I tell stories. That's what I do. I've always told stories.
When you're telling stories, you are actually trying to illuminate some portion of the truth in an artful way. The story may immediately seem to be a lie, but it's like an impressionistic painting - you see the light and the color better than you would with a photo-realistic piece.
If they're going to write a story they're going to write the story whether it's true or not.
Even though writing articles relies completely on truth, you still must tell an interesting story. You can't worry about people knowing who you are and whether or not they want to read your stories.