Why might an author write an science fiction story instead of a newspaper article?

Answer 1

An author might write a Science Fiction story to explore imaginative possibilities, speculate on the future, or offer social commentary in a creative and entertaining way. Science fiction allows for the exploration of complex themes, experimentation with alternative realities, and the questioning of societal norms in ways that a newspaper article might not.

Answer 2

Authors write whatever they like. People who write science-fiction like that, and people who like newspaper articles write those instead.
In writing a science fiction story, anything is possible, or fantastic ideas may come to life. And an author might find a science fiction story more interesting to build than to state and report facts in a newspaper article.