Why does Jennica accept $100 to talk to the reporters?

In the chapter, Day Three, Jennica observes that Rev. Sloan is on the news a lot. She and others resent the fact that he’s not from their area, but he’s fast become the ‘face’ of the entire story. When a woman reporter comes into the diner where Jennica works, there’s a cameraman with her. Jennica tells them that she can’t talk until she’s on her break, or they buy something. The woman then plops down a hundred dollars and the camera rolls. Jennica then tells her side of the story.