Attribution, quotations, summary

Attribution: It can be the difference between plagiarism and solid reporting.

Some good tips for attribution: http://writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/journalism/quotes.html
What do the following attribution-related terms mean?

• On the record
• On Background
• On Deep Background
• Off the Record

Quotations

What is quote worthy? 

How to punctuate quotes. 

Tips: http://blog.apastyle.org/apastyle/2011/08/punctuating-around-quotation-marks.html

Never quote anonymously.

NPR's ethical guidelines with respect to anonymous sources:
http://ethics.npr.org/tag/anonymity/

Good blog post by Jack Shafer on anonymous sources: http://blogs.reuters.com/jackshafer/2014/06/16/the-source-may-be-anonymous-but-the-shame-is-all-yours/

Quote from Shafer:

"Anonymity benefits sources by allowing them to feed their versions almost unimpeded to the press if they locate a gullible or corrupt reporter. Anonymity benefits reporters, too, by potentially increasing their byline counts, by giving them “scoops” (however spurious or short-lived), and by signaling their availability to other anonymous sources.

"The downsides of anonymity, of course, are too many to list in a column, but here are two: Anonymous sourcing reduces the pressure on official sources to take responsibility for their utterances. And it promotes the gaming of news outlets, with anonymous sources gravitating to the most pliant reporters and editors. Neither is good for the news."

Blog post on New York Times tag lines when reporters use anonymous sources:
http://aejmc.us/news/tag/anonymous-sources-reporting/

Summary: Cuts to the chase, touches on the most important points

How to write a summary tips: http://public.wsu.edu/~mejia/Summary.htm