[FreeReign]

can tell you the quote doesn’t even have to be accurate. If you start talking, they will either take what you say out of context, or invent something, and say it came out of your mouth.

More likely the quote is accurate.

And if it is, good for him.

[jttpwalsh]

More likely the quote is accurate

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Thanks for your reply. Having spent a brief time in journalism, I can say there is:

What the person says.

How the reporter interprets what was said.

How the editor rewrites the story (they call it a ‘story’ for a reason).

I was sent to interview a good friend. When the story hit the news stand, my friend was furious with me. Fortunately, I had made a photo copy, of what I had submitted.
He read it, agreed it was an accurate depiction of the account, and calmed down. The story that appeared was 30% of what I submitted, and 70% “spiced up”.

When I went to the editor, to complain, he laughed me out of his office. I quit the business, a few months later.