I can't think of a whitty title for this one )=
Long story short: Some beauty pagent contestant owned by Donald Trump could get kicked off for breaking the rules.
Article analysis: At first glance, it seems like a good article. Good amount of facts, some pretty solid quotes, the whole nine yards. I probably would have not even written about it if it weren't for one thing: one of the quotes at the very end, made by the contestant at question.
"This has given me such a bigger platform now," she told KMYI. "I actually have, you know, a purpose and a platform where I can go out and I can speak to people just about standing up for what you believe in, and not, you know, compromising your beliefs for anything."
So, my question is, does the writer induce bias by including "you know" in the quote? I understand and have no doubt that this is her exact words, but including the "you know"s infer that she's not entirely sure what she's talking about. It gives the reader a sense of uncirtanty. But if the writer were to exclude the "you know"s, the quote would have had a totaly different feel to it, making it stronger.
Is it better to infer bias unintentionaly by using direct quotes, or is it ok to water down such quotes to make articles less one sided? It's an interesting discussion that might be worth taking a look at some day.
Posted by a huge chunk of string beans at dinner last night.
2 Comments:
I agree that the "you know's" in the contestant's quote infer that she is uncertain of what she is saying, however, those are her words and thus, they have to stay. If an author is going to quote someone, they need to quote them exactly. Concern about making the article one-sided is valid, but if the author didn't want that quote to influence their article, then I strongly believe that their only choice would be to not use the quote. Because, really when you think about it, taking out the "you know's" would almost make the article one-sided because it would make the quote stronger that what it was.
But anyways, back to my point. I don't believe author's should alter quotes in any way. By putting someone's name or title by the words, the author takes on the responsibility of accurately representing the person. To change the quote in anyway would be unethical.
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