[BohDaThone]

Actaully, it's kind of refreshing to have a reporter actually report what people "said." None of this "exclaimed, shrieked, bellowed, sobbed" for color, when we don't know if that's how it sounded. Also, no internal monologue on how the reporter thought it made them feel.

Just a recitation of what the alleged witnesses said -- we can make our own judgment. More journalists should try it!

[Yardstick]

Yeah, I think I agree. People said things, so that’s how the reporter wrote it. Maybe she could have been more stylish about it, but it’s kind of cool that she wasn’t precious about repeating the word. It kind of reminds me of Hemingway and how he’s unselfconscious about repeating similarly constructed sentences with the word “and” in the middle of them. Lesser writers wouldn’t do that. On the other hand, maybe only Hemingway could get away with that.

[mtbopfuyn]

Just a recitation of what the alleged witnesses said -- we can make our own judgment. More journalists should try it!

Exactly.

[TexanByBirth]

Actually, it's kind of refreshing to have a reporter actually report what people "said." None of this "exclaimed, shrieked, bellowed, sobbed" for color, when we don't know if that's how it sounded. Also, no internal monologue on how the reporter thought it made them feel.

Just a recitation of what the alleged witnesses said -- we can make our own judgment. More journalists should try it!

Thank you for pointing this fact out. "Said" is correct journalism, even if you use it 44 times. "Exclaimed, shrieked, bellowed, and sobbed" are all opinions expressed by the writer. Guess this is a writer who actually listened in Journalism 101.