Quotes and paraphrase in sports reporting text
The article discusses how reporters use quotes to enliven stories and the balance between direct quotes and paraphrase. It notes note taking methods, limited use of tape recorders, and the need to include enough material to inform and entertain while focusing on relevance.
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K. Merker
Kiowa City
Merker
Gazette
The
Handling Quotes In News Reporting And Corrections
The AP Stylebook advises against altering quotes for grammar or dialect while still urging accuracy. Reporters should paraphrase when needed, avoid misrepresenting words, and only quote with justification. Context matters. never fabricate quotes and be open to source review for technical topics. Kenneth Starck addresses the Gazette ombudsman role.
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Gazette
Mark Bowden
Associated Press
J.R. Ogden
Kenneth Starck
The
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Kcrg-Tv
Kcrg-Am
Iowa Farmer Today
Community News Advertiser
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ombudsmaafyiowa
X and algebra in a tongue in cheek math defense
A satirical piece argues for stronger math teaching in schools and nixes outdated problem sets. It blends jokes about algebra, Persian origins, and a punchy call for practical math literacy with a closing pledge to the idea labeled “X.”
Operation Kiss-of-Death plan targets Powell and moderates
A Washington Post column outlines a Democratic strategy to disrupt Bush era centrists. It details coordinated praise for opponents like Powell and Whitman, timed remarks by Kennedy Boxer Streisand Biden Kerry Carter and Carter to sway opinion, and a broader plan to heighten intraparty conflict while labeling moderates.
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Marjorie Williams
Senate
Democratic Caucus
Tom Daschle
Mario Cuomo
Colin Powell
U.S
Powell
Cuomo
Sen
Boxer
EPA
Christie Whitman
Whitman
Bush
Country Club
John Sweeney
Treasury
Paul O'Neill
O'Neill
Barbra Streisand
Newsweek
Gale Norton
Wolf
Barbra
Gale
Donald Rumsfeld
Jimmy Carter
China
Bush eases budget accelerator amid tax cut debate
The piece argues Bush aims to slow spending growth while proposing a 2002 budget of 1.96 trillion dollars with a 5.6 percent rise. It rebuts liberal claims of “cuts,” cites NTU and Heritage data, and urges fiscal restraint, arguing growth boosts revenue and reduces debt. It contrasts 1981 and 1989-1992 spending trends and defends current policy as responsible.
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George W. Bush
Washington
Congress
Bush
National Taxpayers Union
NTU
John Berthoud
Jeff Dircksen
Tip O'Neill
D-Mass
O'Neill
Ronald Reagan
Heritage Foundation
George H.W. Bush
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Heritage
Franklin Roosevelt
NTV
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Tribune Media Services
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