Comments on: Odd Journalism http://www.pagunblog.com/2008/12/02/odd-journalism/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:54:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chas Clifton http://www.pagunblog.com/2008/12/02/odd-journalism/#comment-34588 Chas Clifton Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:14:16 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=6951#comment-34588 I just saw the same last paragraph -- a telephone listing could not be located -- on another AP story. Speaking as an ex-reporter, I suspect that the original reporter(s) looked for a number in order to get an interview with a parent ("My Daryl's a *good* boy!") or anyone who made add information about the suspected shooter. It's a throwaway line, meaning just "We tried." I just saw the same last paragraph — a telephone listing could not be located — on another AP story.

Speaking as an ex-reporter, I suspect that the original reporter(s) looked for a number in order to get an interview with a parent (“My Daryl’s a *good* boy!”) or anyone who made add information about the suspected shooter.

It’s a throwaway line, meaning just “We tried.”

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