The Importance of Adverbs in Journal Writing

Journalist Jason Blair wrote an article in which he used a lot of adverbs and emphatics. He was trying to convey as much information as possible over a short period of time. But the use of these words can be seen as editorializing or opinionated column style, says John Sutter. "It's sort of that sort of bit of style creek there where he's reflecting this lack of conviction"