JOUR 102 Quotes

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Use of quotes

JOUR 102Deb Wenger, University of Mississippi

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Why quotes?

Adds credibility to the story

Makes it more interesting

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Direct quotes

A complete sentence or two long thespeakers exact words

Use when the you cannot say it betteryourself

Use when the information is highlycontroversial or important

Sometimes called: full quotes

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Partial quotes

You use a word or a phase from a directquote

Use when only a portion of what theperson had to say was compelling

In a lead sentence

indirect/partial quoteis typically best

Be careful!

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Paraphrasing

What does it mean?

What about attribution?

Why is it sometimes the bestapproach?

Be careful!

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Attributing quotes

The attribution indicating who is beingquoted generally comes at the end of a

direct quote.

Put the attribution at the start if it wouldotherwise be confusing as to who is

speaking.

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Attributing quotes

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Using quotes

Avoid using a quote in a lead insteadparaphrase

Often set up quotes with a paragraph thatindicates who is about to talk and whathe/she is about to say

Present direct quotes in their ownparagraphs

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Quote set up

Detective Jason Smith said the suspectsshould be considered armed and dangerous.

These two guys make Bonnie and Clyde looklike a traveling circus, Smith said.

Police say the pair is driving a stolen, darkblue Ford Explorer with California plates.

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Using quotes

Avoid using back-to-back quotes withoutindicating speaker change

One person per quote

NEVER make them up

Edit quotes cautiously

You are responsible for the quotes you use

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AP style:punctuation

Punctuating quotes

Based in part on materials from Jeff South and June Nicholson

VCU School of Mass Communications

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Periods with quotes

Periods always go inside quotation marks:

He said, It was Gods will.

After five minutes, she said, with a flick

of her wrist,it turned to mush.

Will she run again? No never.

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Now you try!

Gov. Phil Bryant said, Mississippi is at the

crossroads.

No: Gov. Phil Bryant said, Mississippi isat the crossroads.

Ole Miss Chancellor Dan Jones praised her for

her honesty and intellect.

Correct.

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Commas

Commas, like periods, go inside quotationmarks:

Thats right, she said.

It ain

t over,

he said,

until the fat lady

sings.

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Copy-edit

The lawyer said If it doesnt fit, you mustacquit.

No: The lawyer said, If it doesnt fit, youmust acquit.

The lawyer said the jury should acquit his

client.

Correct.

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Attributing quotes

Why are the words said or says

the best words to use when

attributing quotes?

Neutral wordsthey dont connote

any bias or point of view

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