Our co-copyediting lead and nonfiction panelist Ally Carbutti discusses the limits of literary genres.
Tag: truth
The Cult of Objectivity by Sten Spinella
Objectivity is overrated. Well, it’s misunderstood. Journalists commonly call it “covering both sides.” The traditional and (self-proclaimed) unassailable reporter will say that there’s never an angle to a story. Maybe there’s a story begging to be told, but never an angle—never to be covered from one viewpoint, and never, under…