While reading The New York Times on a daily basis, I have begun to notice a pattern with many articles' conclusions: a majority of them seem to end in quotes. The past few days, I have recalled that many of the front page articles that I read, end in quotes. Today, out of curiosity, I counted the number of articles in the front section of the paper that ended in a quote and found 25. In my opinion, quotes can leave the reader with a strong final thought, but are not always the most effective way to end an article. Sometimes, it would be preferable to read the journalist's own words over a quote.
I noticed this today while reading "A Year Out of the Dark in Chile, but Still Trapped." This story was an interesting follow-up of the miners who were trapped underground a year ago and how their lives are changed because of it. The article featured a delayed lede that did not let me know what the story would be about right away, which was intriguing. This story also ended with a quote that was actually very powerful and concluded the article in a definitive way. Some of the other articles in today's paper did not end with quotes that left as much of an impact as this one did.
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