I’m not sure if it applies to journalism, but when I do things like write reports about medicals I was involved in, I write like that. Usually because that person goes on to definitive care and I don’t know how they fared.
Patient was found in this location, services were called, patient was transported to hospital.
It feels robotic, but idk how best to handle it.
After being found in room, bat linked to rabies related to fatal incident undergone by baby, according to sound waves created by the mouth of official who represents Canada.
It’s a weird use of passive voice
This is journalistic style. The goal isn’t to say X was the cause of Y but that it’s reported that Y because of X.
I’m not sure if it applies to journalism, but when I do things like write reports about medicals I was involved in, I write like that. Usually because that person goes on to definitive care and I don’t know how they fared. Patient was found in this location, services were called, patient was transported to hospital. It feels robotic, but idk how best to handle it.
After being found in room, bat linked to rabies related to fatal incident undergone by baby, according to sound waves created by the mouth of official who represents Canada.
Rabies virus transferred from bat to infant, resulting in a fatality.