Chapter 10 True/False Self-Quiz

. The best quotations are usually short and full of emotion.

. The best stories use as many direct quotations as possible and paraphrase only when the direct quotation has grammatical errors.

. A quotation should not repeat, or echo, facts reported earlier in the story.

. Allowing sources to approve or edit quotations results in stories that portray the sources and the issues less accurately and completely.

. A weak quotation is better than none.

. Reporters should avoid using indirect quotations to rephrase a source's remarks.

. Most partial quotations are awkward, wordy or unnecessary.

. The Federal Communications Commission has ruled that even a single use of a profanity may subject a broadcaster to fines.

. Reporters can attribute information people, documents or publications but not to places or institutions.

. Reporters must attribute all statements that report undisputed facts, statements of opinion, and direct quotations.

. Attribution should always be placed at the beginning of a sentence.

. A direct quotation should be attributed only once, regardless of the number of sentences or paragraphs it contains.

. Verbs used to attribute statements in straight news stories should be in past tense but for feature stories writers may use present tense attribution.

. Journalists should avoid using "said" or "wrote" as verbs of attribution.

. Editors and producers dislike the use of unnamed sources because it diminishes the credibility of the news.

. Names alone fail to provide reader or viewers with enough information about the sources for a story.

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