Journalism Today

Chapter 8: Handling Quotes Fairly and Accurately

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Choose the best word, words, or phrase from the bank to correctly complete each sentence.

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attribution
controversy
direct quotes
quotation marks
repetition
partial quotes
paraphrasing
speech
tape recorders
verbs

1.

Often, journalists use to capture someone's exact words.
2.

When you use , you are telling your readers that the quoted material is exactly what the speaker said.
3.

are not always appropriate.
4.

When , shift pronouns accordingly.
5.

To vary your writing, use , or quotations that use just a few words from a speaker's statement.
6.

Avoid : don't present the same information using different types of quotes.
7.

Beginning writers often have trouble with , or citing the precise sources of information.
8.

The you use to indicate your sources should be unobtrusive and contain no editorial overtones.
9.

When you cover a/an , pay attention to the audience.
10.

The need for attribution is often in direct proportion to the amount of attached to the statement.
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