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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: E who wrote (6932)2/28/2001 1:00:25 PM
From: cosmicforce  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
I've been quoted in the newspaper at least twice and they NEVER got it right. They ended up putting stuff in quotes that I never said using words I never used. This actually cause me a problem in college.

I started life as a journalism major and this was NEVER considered appropriate. I consider it journalistic incompetence. The sad thing is that these were not your 'local rags' but major LA papers.

IMO, if you are paraphrasing, you must say so. Maybe in nonfiction or history books you can get away with this kind of behavior, but not in a debate, discussion or journalism.

I don't quote people unless I get it right. That's why I'm in the habit of snipping their words and italicizing them. There is no ambiguity about who said what to whom when you do that. It is just common courtesy and intellectually honest. If I misquoted someone, then at the very least I should apologize and correct my mistake.
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