We believe it is the duty of literary journalists to tell the truth in meaningful ways. We believe in the constitutional right to freedom of speech and in the human right, set forth by the United Nations, to have a free flow of information. We believe it is the duty of literary journalists to be intelligent, accurate and honest. Literary journalists are free from the norms of any journalistic style. Literary journalists are free to write from a personal perspective, to adopt a stance on an issue and to editorialize.
Literary journalists are free to describe unknowables such as thoughts and emotions.
Literary journalists are free to fictionalize provided the fictionalization be made plain to the reader in some manner. Literary journalists are free to immerse themselves in any manner they chose with the subject of their writing. Literary journalists are responsible to tell the truth to the best of their ability. Literary journalists are responsible to distinguish between fact and fiction. Literary journalists are responsible to be open and honest about the means of their reporting whenever such means are relevant to the integrity of their piece.