Today's Jon Carroll column doesn't exactly answer yesterday's link to Clay Risen's critique of Claire Hoffman's Joe Francis story (man, is this blog getting self-referential or what), but it does neatly expose Risen's glaring flaw: Journalism isn't just one thing.
Do I think Hunter Thompson, Gay Talese, and, yes, Claire Hoffman produce journalism, even though they don't disappear into an appearance of neutrality? Heck yes, and I value the heat they bring to their subjects.
