Overview
Assume the bulleted items below are direct quotes from the source (person) listed after the dash. Punctuate the quotes according to the style reflected on the News-writing Quote style document. Don’t add anything to them. Just use only the quotes given and the speaker.
Example:
- The Patriots are always tough, and they’ve been playing very well lately. This will be a difficult test for us – Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio.
“The Patriots are always tough, and they’ve been playing very well lately,” Denver Broncos coach Vic Fangio said. “This will be a difficult test for us.”
One-paragraph quotes
- I’ve never seen voting lines this long, and I’ve been voting for more than 50 years – Daytona Beach resident Robert Rawlings
- The recession was tough on our business, but I think we emerged a stronger company. We are leaner and have learned to do more with less -- High Point Manufacturing CEO Jennifer Fishman
Two-paragraph quotes (see example on Quote Style document)
- My men and women did a fabulous job putting out the fire under some pretty tough circumstances. The wind made it really tough to fight this, and the condition of the building didn’t help either. All things considered, I think we did about as well as we could do. Now we have to get to the bottom of what started it. It looks suspicious – Port Orange fire chief Brian Reames
Quote within a quote (see example on Quote Style document)
- When the doctor came out of surgery he went up to my wife and said your mother is going to be just fine. It’s the first time I had seen her smile in about a month – Ventura (it’s second reference, so this is last name. That’s all you need).