The two concepts I want to really note on from the passage in the integration of detail and fiction into journalism and the idea of private vs. public.
There is a whole subsection to journalism that I find many do not realize can be quite interesting. Similar to the gathering tree example from the passage, there are types of journalism that is geared to the more creative parts of the mind. Take reading about your favorite musician, a book about the 70s, or something about Yellowstone park. These can all be examples of journalism that is not directed towards current news like news reporting. I myself like to read creative nonfiction and memoirs that toe the line of journalism. A question I have is where is line between realism and fiction when considering nonfiction journalism and biographies? Is it similar to the relationship between historians and micro historians?
The part in this article that begins to get into the first amendment right of Americans and relation to journalism is really puzzling to me. It bodes the great question of where ethics enters the conversation of creating a story. In major news, this becomes extremely important because of privacy issues. What is to say too much? I think this is something I want to elaborate more on in class through this example, if you became famous and wanted to write a book; would you be okay with someone writing out your complete past truthfully? Where would you draw the line and say that something is too private?
