@avantgame it's just like steroid use in baseball, as was brilliantly explained to me by @djacobs
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@avantgame@anildash Jayson Blair will go down in history as the Jose Canseco of phony journalism. We're in for some painful discoveries.
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@avantgame No. "Journalists" don't. -
@HoppingFun professional journalists DO do this all the time. I've given 100s of interviews to top newspapers, magazines and it happens -
@avantgame 2341ET I think part of the problem is sloppy note-taking, no recording to confirm, and overzealous editing. I've seen all.
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@avantgame After years of bullshit attributed to me, I now only do press interviews by email. Writers hate it. But I sleep easier. - 1 more reply
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@avantgame@saleemkhan Good journalists don't quote word for word; they select the string of 30-odd words that is most eloquent. - 2 more replies
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@avantgame@saleemkhan Good journalists do take out false starts and interstitials. An actual transcript would make you sound like an idiot.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Responsible journalists, and authors, don't make up quotes. I'd say "all the time" is not close to the case.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame@saleemkhan However, the resulting quote must be something the subject actually said. No making up bits or changing meaning.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame And in defense of some reporters, many people just don't realize what they sound like out loud (obvi not the case with you :)).Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame at a previous company, my colleagues from marketing quoted something I never said & in included it in a press releaseThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame There was watershed moment in the early 70s when self-proclaimed new journalists injected themselves into news gathering/writingThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame 2332ET Not the good ones. Re: "Re: the Jonah Lehrer controversy… This happens ALL the time, journalists make up quotes."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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