It's no longer as bad writing in interviews (jan 1, 1920 – jan 1, 1929)

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more rules in intr. were:
1. An interviewee can retract what they said so it will not be quoted.
2. Never print an interview without the knowledge and consent of the party interviewed.
3. It was standard practice to submit the interview to its subject for corrections before publication.

=> Not rarely, reports would protect interviewees from their own words, deciding to not print a quote too outrageous, or one that will raise great turmoil

In the late 19th century, politicians still only spoke to newspapers which supported them, the interview mostly serving flattery instead of important information. However, interviewing was already seen as a performance a reporter can be clever in to draw information the person of interest wouldn’t usually give over. Also, there was a shift from a fairly informal address from a reporter to an editor (when I went to..) to a third person professional address to the reader (“Rep. Jones went to..”). Journalists began to be less relayers of documents and messages and more on comments, interpreters and explainers. Over time interviewing became less the occasion for a separate feature article and more a routine technique incorporated into most news stories.

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