jour201 week 5 discussions all topics latest 2015
Have you ever looked at the quotes in a news story and wondered what the reporter was trying to imply about the source?
I seem to find myself wondering all the time, especially in sports news and celebrity features. For example, the Washington Post did a piece on professional basketball player, Caron Butler, quoting a childhood friend as saying, “We used to see the big dudes come through, with their cars shining. We didn’t have nothing.” The late Bella Stumbo, of the Los Angeles Times,was sharply criticized for quoting the late Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Barry using words like "wanna" instead of "want to" and "I be sittin'" instead of "I'll be sitting" in her profile of the politician.
What is a reporter’s obligation to his or her sources? His or her audience? Are quotes in the vernacular appropriate or inappropriate? Are they even ethical? How are we supposed to handle poor grammar and dialects in our quotes? What are some of the rules for quoting sources? Find and post other stories that used a source's vernacular and tell us whether the quotes were handled appropriately or inappropriately and why you think so. What do you think the reporters were trying to accomplish by writing their stories this way? Would you have quoted these sources the same way or differently (explain)? What have you learned about interviewing? Have you any tips to share?
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topic 2
This Try It! is designed to help you learn how to blend quotes into your stories. There are two sections. First section: Pick at least two sentences and correct their attribution errors.(Try not to pick the same sentences others in the class already have attempted.) Then, using the rules in the Newsgathering and Interviewing lecture and our other course materials, explain what you changed and why.(Don't hesitate to point out other grammar or style errors you may see!)
1. “It was the moment I felt the handcuffs that I began to cry.“ ”Never in my life would I have thought I would be going to jail.” sobbed she.
2. Students get an “average” of nine hours of sleep a night. Some, uh, can function with less and some require more. Sleep need may be inherited, the psychology professor claimed.
3. “I was in a holding cell with about 20 other girls arrested for underage drinking.” She sobbed, “it was ridiculous.” “It took forever to get bailed out.” she cried “Then I had to post $162 in bail and was ordered to appear in court.” she made it clear.
4. A student said “I’m under 21, and I can get marijuana a whole lot easier than, uh, alcohol.”
5. “I earned every damned grade I received, both the good and the bad” said he.
6. A teacher said, cheaters “Are only hurting themselves.”
7. “The media are biased and untrustworthy.” “They report only one side of a story.” he charged.
8. A psychology major placed on probation said, “I always thought of myself as a good student, but everything started piling up.” “I joined clubs so I could meet people.” “I had a job, and I joined a sorority.” “Once my grades started to slip it was hard to get them back up again.” she said.
9. A freshman said “when I came to college I didn’t know anyone and was lonely.”
10. The 48-year-old mother said “I have 4 kids. I see other college students who agonize over a grade. It’s okay to make a B or a C. I’m just happy if my kids are healthy.” she smiled.
Please post your completed exercise here as a reply by 11:59 p.m. Thursday. Then, make sure to substantively peer review at least twoof your classmates' exercises by 11:59 p.m. Sunday.
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