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To: OttawaFreeper

I went to 4 newspaper sites including the original Carlisle Sentinel site. None of them gave the full quote of what Eichelberger said. Unlike a physical newspaper there is no space limitation on an internet story so there is no excuse to paraphrase or ellipse out a full quote. There should even be a link to the full audio of what he said in full context. Feh on the modern news reporter.


53 posted on 03/11/2017 6:34:49 AM PST by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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To: KarlInOhio
And that goes for Eichelberger's own response. If you claim to be misquoted, you better be able to publish your own quote. If you say you've been taken out of context, you better be able to give that context. This means if you are a public official, you better have someone record every public appearance, interview and news conference.

If reporters know that you will have the facts to fight back, they might be less eager to lie in the first place.

54 posted on 03/11/2017 6:40:13 AM PST by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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