"New Publication Musings"

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to write for a new publication? Were you approached by someone that you worked with in the past, and thought, well, this might be a good idea? Or, did you wonder if the new magazine would be finacially viable, as in will I get paid for my work?
Those are the questions that I am pondering right now. I spent a whole lot of time interviewing, researching, and writing a very nice personality piece for this start up magazine.
I really hope that it turns out the way the editor imagines it, so that a new voice will be heard in the area. It will be similar to the Ann Arbor Observer, which is quite different than some of the Newspapers in the area. To me, a chance to learn and experience a different writing style could be beneficial to me as well.
Yet, I wonder, is writing a journalistic style bad, even for a magazine? It's hard for me write stories full of flavor, unless it's truly a fiction adventure. I don't ever want to cross the line by mixing journalism and fiction. It seems like there are too many news writers out there today who are doing this. It's quite scary to me. I don't like it. I am uncomfortable when I see the writing/journalism profession continually comes under intense scrutiny because of intential mistakes. How do you write about an event that hasn't happened? If it's not a preview story, then it's libelous.I want to keep my journalistic integrity intact. Does anyone else feel the same way as I do?