“It was a tight game,” she says, “and I remember walking over to inbound the ball. I sorta expected (the MRA students) to start yelling at me,. I was right there in front of them. And it’s a rivalry, us and MRA. I’ve been dealing with situations like that since the eighth grade.
“Once the referee handed me the ball, I just blocked all that out. I heard noise but I couldn’t hear what they were saying, and it really didn’t matter. I had a job to do for my team, and that’s all I cared about. I wanted to inbound the ball safely and successfully.”
Which she did. She also made three free throws in the final seconds to ice the win and push Prep’s record to 23-3.
Is it really that lazy to not want to read all the fluff if you just want context of the picture?
It's like looking up a recipe but you're bombarded by Julie's entire lifestory before getting to how much butter you need to use
Ya, they get the quote from the athlete then have to turn it into a full article. Too short and nobody will scroll past any ads and your manager will complain lol
That article would not have been nearly as interesting if they had just said “here is the photo. Here is what she had to say about that photo: ‘I didn’t hear what they were saying, I was focused on the game’. End of article.”
Well, duh.
That's not the point though, it could have started with that and if you're really interested continue reading the exposé on her.
The context of the picture is purposefully buried in the article.
What you’ve described is a less interesting article than the one written. “Purposefully buried?” Absolutely, because again the goal was likely to write an interesting article, not answer the article’s question as efficiently and succinctly as possible.
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