Hanging in the Cul De Sac with Colin Smight

The art of truth in storytelling is an oxymoron in itself for some, but it’s what many writers attempt to do, whether that truth be in the actual facts of the story as it happened or the truth of the experience. Journalism as a practice has been challenged by the public for centuries. As the so-called watchdogs of those in power — whether that be in politics, economics, technology, science, among other beats — journalists began their profession with immediate distaste and disapproval of their role and its functions.