Pet peeve question No. 1 asked by some people at Nieman who don’t get it: Um, he there, yeah, I was wondering, how can you weave facts into narrative?
OK. NARRATIVE IS FACTS. IT’S NOTHING BUT FACTS. REPORTED FACTS. SEEN, HEARD, PAINSTAKINGLY RE-CREATED FACTS.
Pet peeve question No. 2 asked by some people at Nieman who don’t get it: Um, hey there, yeah, I was wondering, how can you incorporate narrative “elements” into hard news?
OK. WHAT IN THE HELL IS HARD NEWS ANYWAY AND WHY WOULD NARRATIVE “ELEMENTS” BE ANY HARDER TO INCORPORATE INTO WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE?
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