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LETTERS, Page 9Faking Quotes
I was stunned by the decision of the U.S. appeals court in
California that a writer may deliberately misquote someone as long
as the sense is not substantially changed (PRESS, Aug. 21). To the
extent that it makes allowances for the normal failings of people
who are trying to do an accurate job of reporting, perhaps the
ruling has value. But if it encourages the idea that deliberate
misquotation is acceptable, then it should be decried by
journalists of integrity everywhere.
Auburn Faber Traycik
Editor, Christian Challenge
Washington