But the story isn’t one of medical leave, as important as that is: it was about the incident and her experience, but not her recovery.

News articles follow a common format, and the detail about her shit boss isn’t one that fits the straight-line narrative of “survives horrible ordeal against madman killing with gun and truck but traumatized, child also safe”. With editing how it is, a ruthless editor even without an agenda may just as easily pruned that detail.

I’m sorry it wasn’t the thesis in this piece, but I’m glad it was kept in where it can be quoted later – like it is here, where we can add it to the buzz. This is really a best outcome for a piece based around a different narrative. I hope she gets a better job soon.