> which is fine, but the fictional premise seems unneeded and disrespectful I don't see how taking the effort to write a more compelling story is 'disrespectfu

> which is fine, but the fictional premise seems unneeded and disrespectful I don't see how taking the effort to write a more compelling story is 'disrespectful' to the reader. This sort of lie doesn't hurt the reader; this isn't the news, and the writer hasn't distorted any of the technical facts.