As a former journalist who has not only written plenty of news stories but
also read many galley and page-proofs in my time, I differ from Jennifer
here (although certainly not from many of the points she made in her
earlier contribution).
(1) not all reporting is "investigative", and the THE story doesn't
present itself as such -- it's just a report of what people are talking
about
(2) the fairest way to represent what an individual has to say is to use
the words they themselves use
(3) it's not entirely consistent to complain on the one hand of
"over-reliance" (by what criterion?) on quotation and on the other that
the quotes used don't capture the exact spirit of one's contribution.
"Did I really say that?" is a common reaction to seeing oneself reported
in print, even on the part of those with previous experience of it.
Certainly my reaction to the report was to want to look up the PLAGIARISM
archive to remind myself of the context of my own quoted words, and as
mentioned this is the reaction of someone with experience on both sides of
the fence.
I'm sure the THE letters pages would welcome contributions amplifying and
developing the contributions made on the list.
Julian
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On 16/08/2013 09:01, "Jennifer Krase" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hmm, yes, I did see that... when a colleague from the student movement
>tweeted it at me. Bit of an awkward one.
>
>I'm not terribly impressed with the article's over-reliance on quotation
>or the fact that I've been quoted in a way that mischaracterises my
>contribution to this conversation. Certainly he appears not to have taken
>on board the notion that international students experience an undue
>amount of social stigma and academic second-guessing. I'm not sure it's
>what I would call groundbreaking investigative reporting.
>
>J
>
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