Note to Readers
...When I have attributed exact quotations, thoughts or conclusions to the participants, that information comes from the person, a colleague with direct knowledge, or from meeting notes, personal diaries, files and government or personal documents.
-Bob Woodward, "Fear." (emphasis added)
So what the fuck is this?
What the fuck is that? Bannon asked.
Why is that not in quotation marks? That is, "What the fuck is that?" Bannon asked.
What is this?:
During Trump's first six months in the White House, few understood how much media he consumed. It was scary. Trump didn't show up for work until 11:00 in the morning. Many times he watched six to eight hours of television in a day. Think what your brain would be like if you did that? Bannon asked.
Bannon claimed he used to say to Trump, "Cut the fucking thing off."
Are we to understand from Woodward's Note to Readers that Bannon did not say It was scary since it is not in quotes? That it is Woodward's characterization? I do not believe that Bob Woodward would do that but then what is, It was scary?
What is, Think what your brain would be like if you did that? Bannon asked.? That is a QUOTE! Bannon asked that, Woodward writes. Why is it not in quotation marks?
"Cut the fucking thing off" is in quotes.
Is this New Journalism? Or what is it? Does it have a name? It is very confusing to the reader. It does not follow commonly used rules of attribution nor does it clearly follow Woodward's own rules of attribution. There, in seven lines in two contiguous paragraphs on page 299, Wooduffy mangle three sentences. It is bizarre.
...When I have attributed exact quotations, thoughts or conclusions to the participants, that information comes from the person, a colleague with direct knowledge, or from meeting notes, personal diaries, files and government or personal documents.
-Bob Woodward, "Fear." (emphasis added)
So what the fuck is this?
What the fuck is that? Bannon asked.
Why is that not in quotation marks? That is, "What the fuck is that?" Bannon asked.
What is this?:
During Trump's first six months in the White House, few understood how much media he consumed. It was scary. Trump didn't show up for work until 11:00 in the morning. Many times he watched six to eight hours of television in a day. Think what your brain would be like if you did that? Bannon asked.
Bannon claimed he used to say to Trump, "Cut the fucking thing off."
Are we to understand from Woodward's Note to Readers that Bannon did not say It was scary since it is not in quotes? That it is Woodward's characterization? I do not believe that Bob Woodward would do that but then what is, It was scary?
What is, Think what your brain would be like if you did that? Bannon asked.? That is a QUOTE! Bannon asked that, Woodward writes. Why is it not in quotation marks?
"Cut the fucking thing off" is in quotes.
Is this New Journalism? Or what is it? Does it have a name? It is very confusing to the reader. It does not follow commonly used rules of attribution nor does it clearly follow Woodward's own rules of attribution. There, in seven lines in two contiguous paragraphs on page 299, Wooduffy mangle three sentences. It is bizarre.