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ERIC Number: EJ421162
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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ISSN: ISSN-0196-3031
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Between Quotation Marks.
Lehrer, Adrienne
Journalism Quarterly, v66 n4 p902-06,941 Win 1989
Investigates the accuracy of direct quotes and presents the sources' evaluations of articles quoting and paraphrasing them. Finds that a high percentage of direct quotes are not verbatim but that most changes are not deliberate and do not change the meaning. Suggests ways to improve the accuracy of direct quotations. (RS)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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