Washington Post to openly publish fiction
Posted Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 12:46 pm
The Washington Post is breaking new ground in journalism:
Washingtonpost.com is publishing fiction for the first time, serializing the debut novel of Post Business section reporter David Hilzenrath.
The rest of this post is a mere formality, because the reader has no doubt already figured out that that paragraph is itself a work of fiction: the WaPo has been publishing fiction for years and calling it fact.