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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is it important to mention her job?[/quote]
Why not mention her profession?[/quote]

b/c what does it matter if she's a nurse or an EMT or a nanny or a SAHM?

She was robbed.  plain and simple . . .

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There's this thing called journalism in which facts are gathered to round out a story.  The who, what, where, when.  The newspaper does not merely print "A person committed a criminal act in the vicinity yesterday."  And it matters because nannies are out and about during the day and other nannies and parents may want to take special care.[/quote]

There's also a thing known as objectivity.

If the item has nothing to do with the story, then it's not worth mentioning.

Saying she's a nanny is somehow not objective?  It's prejudiced her in some manner?  [b]You seem to have some kind of sore spot about people knowing you are a nanny. [/b] What's that about?

Journalism 101

So now all nannies are on "high alert?"  It could have happened to anyone.

And FWIW, SAHMs are out and about, as as men and women who WAH.

facts gathered around a story - LOL!
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Where did I say I was a nanny?

I'm not.  I have a nanny, however.

And again, what is the purpose of adding in her job?  How has it enhanced the story?  If she had been a lawyer, should the reporter have added that in?  how about a maintenance worker at a school?  or a car salesman?

Does profession make a difference?

Now, had she been a cop who turned things around, then I'd say that would have been a necessary fact to report.  [/quote]

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