tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post3926258416473872223..comments2023-10-28T06:19:33.110-04:00Comments on Current.org Blog: Republican gives OPB $50,000, citing "Moyers and Company"Druhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04113068910907963072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-85089944425846740752012-01-27T07:39:54.530-05:002012-01-27T07:39:54.530-05:00Mark, the quotation marks reflected the phrasing o...Mark, the quotation marks reflected the phrasing of the New York Times report not a direct quotation from a person Those execs declined to have their names on the record. I have several sources who told me the same thing in regards to Moyers's show. It's unfortunate that so many sources within public broadcasting won't allow themselves to be identified in print; reasons vary.Druhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04113068910907963072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-61053537397196034462012-01-27T04:47:54.687-05:002012-01-27T04:47:54.687-05:00The drect quote at the end of the story is not att...The drect quote at the end of the story is not attributed by name and that's never ideal, but often unavoidable. But should you really attribute it to "several PubTV execs"? Did they all say the quoted passage in unison? If several said something along those lines, paraphrase without using a direct quote. If you're going to use a direct quote, attribute it to a PubTV exec who does not wish to be named or something along those lines.marklaskowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404418078700886817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389902.post-34579674658866399492012-01-26T19:46:20.246-05:002012-01-26T19:46:20.246-05:00PBS just can't get it right lately, can they? ...PBS just can't get it right lately, can they? I sense several shakeups in the coming months. I think it's time for both Pat and Paula to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com