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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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