Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on May 12, 2004 02:52 AM
Considering publishing deadlines, putting something like "He avoided the question rather expertly" provides some information that he avoided the question, without the author rushing to get the quote off a recording, or getting the quote wrong if it wasn't recorded, and instead jotted down in notes as it was being said.
From experience (though I'm no journalist) when you really want to quote someone on some over the top remark, or some notable utterance, but you miss a word or two because of someone next to you coughing, or whatever reason, you write it like the author did, rather than get the quote wrong, because if you get the quote wrong you lose credibility, and that follows you especially in the internet age. And if no one throws it in your face, it still bothers you yourself.
otoh, if the speech was recorded, I'd like to read the quote, or hear the little weasel myself.
Perhaps there will be a followup article when the conference is finished, recapping everything, and by then the exact words can be transcribed, etc.
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Re:Avoiding questions
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on May 12, 2004 02:52 AMFrom experience (though I'm no journalist) when you really want to quote someone on some over the top remark, or some notable utterance, but you miss a word or two because of someone next to you coughing, or whatever reason, you write it like the author did, rather than get the quote wrong, because if you get the quote wrong you lose credibility, and that follows you especially in the internet age. And if no one throws it in your face, it still bothers you yourself.
otoh, if the speech was recorded, I'd like to read the quote, or hear the little weasel myself.
Perhaps there will be a followup article when the conference is finished, recapping everything, and by then the exact words can be transcribed, etc.
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