Why include this in a story?

[goalmouth]

Meth lab explodes, NY Post thinks it's essential to include occupations of bystanders they interview. (But not all.) Why?

FDNY captain killed when drug lab explodes in the Bronx | New York Post

 

[Ace]

I don't have a problem with it. Age and occupation help give some context to random names in a story.

 

[JimmyHoward33]

Why not?

 

[Ace]

Plus, maybe we'll find out what Heywood Jablome does for a living.

 

[SpeedTchr]

Plus, maybe we'll find out what Heywood Jablome does for a living.

He is an oral and maxillofacial specialist.

 

[Southwinds]

This is one of those things that we were taught in journalism school: Ask for the person's name, age, town of residence and occupation.

Then it became one of those things that you were taught in journalism school that didn't actually happen in real journalism.

 

[Doc Holliday]

It's better than the stupid stories on Yahoo that just insert random quotes by Bob Smith on Facebook and Jane Smith on Twitter. Can journalism get any lazier?

 

[Ace]

It's better than the stupid stories on Yahoo that just insert random quotes by Bob Smith on Facebook and Jane Smith on Twitter. Can journalism get any lazier?

Probably.