Going Toe to Toe with Mike Tyson, Any Journalist Will Want to Get the Quote...
Earlier this week in the Guardian, writer John Crace (right) interviewed boxer Mike Tyson (above) for the Guardian newspaper. The interview was published this week (10 April) and was headlined “Mike...
View ArticleDon’t Be Afraid….to check a quote with the source
Quotes are not only reported. They are sometimes—often, really–used by journalists to elicit responses from newsmakers. Accuracy is important in either case. The fragile nature of quoting and...
View ArticleFormer Linebacker Turns Tables on Commissioner of the “Ain’t No Fun League”
Of course, quotations are properly handled the vast majority of the time. Yesterday, recently retired Pittsburgh Steeler football player James Harrison did this in a Tweet that tweaked National...
View ArticleBe Careful When Comparing Quotations. Context Matters. And Video Helps.
Today’s inky version of the Boston Globe devoted plenty of space to the debate between the two major candidates for governor of Massachusetts that took place in Worcester last night (Oct. 27). The...
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