Quotes and attribution Test 1

Journalism And Mass Communication 2033 with Robinson at University of Oklahoma

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what are the 2 types of questions?

closed ended and open ended

example of close ended questions

Are you running for mayor? were you there? did you send the picture?

They're factual questions

example of open ended questions

tell me what you saw, how did you feel when..., why did you do that?

get quotes from these questions.

what are treading water questions

questions you ask that you already know the answer to so you can catch up on notes

how should you end an interview?

thank the person

check facts

get contact info and confirm it

ask "is there anything you would like to add?"--the million dollar question

repeat and videotape key questions

why attribute?

plagiarism, transparency, protection for the reporter

when would you not attribute

something you observed yourself

facts that are on the record or widely known

background info established in previous reports

what should you always attribute?

information that is accusatory, opinionated or unsubstantiated

information taken from other media organizations

how should you word your attribution?

said: when info comes from a person

says: feature stories

according to: attributing to inanimate objects (reports, studies, etc.)

how would you word a sentence that you've attributed

use normal speaking order (s-v) when possible

the meeting has been canceled, the mayor said.

NOT: the meeting has been canceled, said the mayor.

what is a paraphrase?

a writer's summary of what a source said, reworded to simplfy and clarify.

written in 3rd person

punctuated like a normal sentence.

what is a quote

the exact words as spoken by a source, placed inside quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.

why quote?

adds color, credibility, emotion, opinion,

when should you quote?

someone says something unique

someone says something uniquely

someone important says something important

what should you not quote?

facts

rules of quoting

accuracy

cleaning up quotes: you can sometimes take out minor grammar errors or words like "um" or "like"

recycling quotes: if you didn't hear it, attribute it to speaker and the medium that reported it

how should you punctuate quotes

put commas and periods inside quotation marks

a question mark goes within the quote marks if the punctuation refers to the quoted material and out side if it's a question of who said something.

how should you refer to someone on a first reference?

by their full name, excluding courtesy titles, and the person's relationship to the story

what are courtesy titles

Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.

what are the rules for formal titles?

capitalize before a name

President David Boren

lowercase after a name

David Boren, OU's president,

what is the rule for occupational titles?

always lowercase

......said foot ball coach Bob Stoops

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By: Emily Gore
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