Quoting an Interview Answer from Another Article

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Let's say someone is rewriting an article. In the original article they quote an answer from an athlete in a press conference.

Example:

"I hit the ball really well today", Johnson said.

Can I copy and paste that into my article since it is a direct quote from a press conference?
 
Yes, just make sure you make it clear that it is a quote and where the source is.
 
If it's just a single line comment, you'd be fine.

Quoting paragraphs you'll need to cite the origin of the speech.
 
Can I copy and paste that into my article since it is a direct quote from a press conference?

Hi, @ray657. Personally, I won't do that for one technical reason. I don't like to be penalized for plagiarism. Call it an obsessive-compulsive point of view, but I want the articles of my clients to be Copyscape-passed. Unless and until my client says that it's okay to quote direct speeches (usually, they allow this on news articles), we won't do that.
 
Try to change it a little.. keep the same sense but change a little some words.
 
If in doubt do not quote him. Rather go for something like "In an interview after the game Johnson said he hit the ball well". Yeah I know the structure is a bit weak but you get the idea ;)
 
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