Editorial: A lesson in communication for us all
By Andy Hillier
Youth Work Now
12 November 2007
As a trainee journalist a decade ago, I was always taught to never accept quotes for articles by letter or fax. People write anodyne quotes, I was told, and you'll never get to find out the all-important "who, what, when, where, why and how" required for every story.
I've tried, where possible, to abide by this rule and more recently have always rejected organisations' offers to "email me a quote". This month, however, my hand was forced and not by over-cautious adults but by two of our young contributors. James, who doesn't want us to use his surname, is a...