It depends on the genre you're working in, Slate says in this commentary on the Apple/Mike Daisey blowup: "If you’re a journalist, making stuff up is not a good career move. If you’re a fantasy writer, on the other hand, you’d better make stuff up by the chapter-load, or you’ll be out of a gig. But what if you fall somewhere in the middle?" Plus, what will This American Life retract next?, and other comments.
March 25, 2012