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Chapter 7: Part 2 Journalism
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• Punctuating quotations
Use your notes as reference when you are given assignments on punctuating quotations.
o “Person-on-the-street” type surveys.
o Several responses (quotes) to one question or topic.
• What to attribute: any information not commonly known.
Chapter 7: Part 2
Quotations
• Attribution in broadcasting.
o Lead in – information read by a newscaster to introduce a sound bite.
Usually serves as attribution
Contains “said” or “according to”.
• Placing quotations
o Use a quote early in a story to catch the reader’s attention.
Usually immediately after the lead (the beginning).
Usually do not begin with a quote.
• Hard to give all the information (5 W’s/H)
• Can be used to tease the rest of the article – with the lead
o Sometimes direct quotation divides into two paragraphs.
• Attribution: must let reader know the source of information.
o Spread quotes out – one early, one every few paragraphs.
- No transition necessary as long as it is the same topic.
- Do not put quote marks at end of first paragraph if it is the same speaker.
- Do put quotation marks at the beginning of the second paragraph.
• This shows you are still quoting someone.
• Placing attribution in print
* Use your notes as a reference when doing any attribution activities.
"According to..."
o In addition, must credit the source.
Give title for the source – why are they contributing?
EX: Dr., Principal, Superintendent, member of…
o Paragraphs that begin with quotes attract more readers.
o Use transition paragraphs – information in paragraph that links quotations from more than one source or about more than one topic.
• Choosing sound bites
o Try for thoughts, opinions – not facts
o Keep them short – 10 to 15 seconds
o Attribution in broadcast should be before information.
Listeners can judge source.
o Needs transition between sound bites if different speaker or on different topics.
• Attributive verb: verb used with the name of source to identify (attribute).
o Most common = “He/she said”, does not imply manner or tone
• Quotes used in opinion features.
• Other uses for quotations: can be enlarged (type) to be focal point.
• Pulled quotations: direct quotation taken from a story and treated as a graphic to draw attention to the text.
o Should be visually separated from the text.
o Must choose meaningful quotations.