Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Quote Approval and Journalism

Jeremy Peters wrote in the NY Times Latest Word on the Campaign Trail? I Take It Back.

"The push and pull over what is on the record is one of journalism’s perennial battles. But those negotiations typically took place case by case, free from the red pens of press minders. Now, with a millisecond Twitter news cycle and an unforgiving, gaffe-obsessed media culture, politicians and their advisers are routinely demanding that reporters allow them final editing power over any published quotations."

Dylan Byers added, "The National Journal joins the Associated Press, McClatchy Newspapers, and the Washington Examiner in opposing quote approval."

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