JOU 3101 Lecture 12: 9-1
1 Jan 2017
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Attribution: the source of a news story or of a fact in a news story. Where to put it: beginning, middle, end. Mcelwain said the team needs to win. Mcelwain said, (cid:498)we need to win. (cid:499) (cid:498)winning is important,(cid:499) foley said. (cid:498)win,(cid:499) foley said, (cid:498)or you"re fired. (cid:499) Mcelwain wins, foley said, or he"s fired. Alternate between quotes and paraphrase: multiple sources. Two types: direct quote, indirect quote. All the tools: avoid a rut. Look for a pause (attributing in the middle) Comma: (cid:498)win, or you"re fired. (cid:499: beginners" mistakes too much/too little. Overuse of the speaker"s name: not needed in every paragraph that contains a quote, primarily quoting one speaker, to remind the reader, typically, one per graf, first person only used in direct quotes (i, us, we, our) Word order: noun-verb preferred, (cid:498) ,(cid:499) smith said, not a rule.
