01-30-2023, 02:38 AM
You mean The Media can't be trusted?!
Most initial reports of this type are issued directly from the police department. They have a full time staff employee who writes and publishes incident details, generally without specific store names, usually something like “on the 100 block of Kilauea Ave.”
Later reports by media will add details like the store name as it becomes available, as well as first hand interviews with witnesses.
I had a friend who worked in this capacity at a PD, and another at a newspaper.
Most initial reports of this type are issued directly from the police department. They have a full time staff employee who writes and publishes incident details, generally without specific store names, usually something like “on the 100 block of Kilauea Ave.”
Later reports by media will add details like the store name as it becomes available, as well as first hand interviews with witnesses.
I had a friend who worked in this capacity at a PD, and another at a newspaper.