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Actually, if you read much about journalism, you will know that what is put in quotation marks and attributed to someone is to be taken rather seriously.
by inimino 10y ago
Actually, if you read much about journalism, you will know that what is put in quotation marks and attributed to someone is to be taken rather seriously.
- true_religion 10y agoThat's only true in journalism. Just because we link to news stories primarily doesn't mean this site has a journalistic flavor or should follow those conventions.
- inimino 10y agoAttributing words to someone is something one should be cautious about, regardless of the context. It isn't a peculiarity of journalism. I was responding to the idea that such a convention about quotation marks doesn't exist. It absolutely does. Journalism is the most familiar example, but academic writing, non-fiction books, and other contexts are held to the same standard.