The idea of the truth of coherence is journalism is poignant in that it reflects just a portion of the global, instantaneous world we live in. In other words, reality is different for everybody, and it's the writer's job to report it. To craft a symbolic moral. A greater truth. That's why they play the surrogate role, and allow the reader to see them in their shoes. To me, that's what good reporting is all about. To dig out the hidden facts and produce an afterglow that still lingers around you, like walking outside Lincoln Center after listening to the finale performance by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. It numbs you for a while, as you take in the beauty of music. The beauty of sound.