Fiction in Journalism
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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. […]