> Why do newspapers use as examples people who seem to have done everything wrong? Is it because formerly middle class people are somehow more relatable to the

> Why do newspapers use as examples people who seem to have done everything wrong? Is it because formerly middle class people are somehow more relatable to the readers of the LA Times than people who never had much of a chance to begin with? What about the poor elderly who never went to business school or were born in an area with few opportunities? It will come as little surprise to many readers that someone who was forerly poor has remained poor. It is more notable when someone who was formerly comfortable is now barely scraping by. The latter will garner more attention from the audience and potentially will have more impact.