Fiction in Journalism

For years, Rick Mofina filed newspaper stories that sounded as if they'd been torn out of paperback thrillers at the grocery store. But as of 2003 Mofina no longer has a job in journalism. It begs the question: are Canadian newspapers ready for fiction techniques or is it just a few writers' and editors' fantasy?

A few hours before dawn, police lights began flashing on the Deerfoot Trail, just west of Calgary Heraldheadquarters. Rick Mofina arrived within minutes. He got out of his blue Jetta, grabbed a notepad and headed toward a police inspector who was waiting for the medical examiner. Mofina’s tired eyes betrayed the effects of the night shift. […]