After reading through the following scenario, please a.) identify which quotes, if any, you would use, b.) write those quotes as they would appear in your story, using correct form, and c.) for each quote you use, justify your reasoning, using appropriate news values and legal and ethical principles in your answer.
Scenario: You've gleaned the following information from an accident report written by Trooper Ray Lee of the Colorado State Highway Patrol and confirmed it with him:
There was a man from South Dakota, who was riding his motorcycle, a 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King, northbound on U.S. Highway 550, from Silverton, Colorado, en route to Ouray, Colorado. This was yesterday at about 3:45 p.m. He lost control of his motorcycle, slid off of the right side of the road and hit the cliff wall there. His motorcycle rolled over him and slid across the highway and down a 200-foot cliff. He was motionless when Silverton authorities reached him about 10 minutes after the call to dispatch at about 3:45 p.m. He was transported by ambulance to the Silverton area, where a helicopter flew him to St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. He is alive, but word on his actual condition is not available.
His name is Bernard Kucich, and he is 52. He was not wearing a helmet. Authorities are still trying to determine what happened, such as how fast he was going. There were two witnesses to the accident, Nancy Ottison of Ouray, who was behind Kucich travelling northbound toward Ouray, and Cissy Stengel, who was travelling southbound toward Silverton.
You know that this is a two-lane stretch of highway that is popular for its scenic beauty, and you also know that it's dangerous because of the curves and lack of shoulders.
You have gathered the following quotes at the scene:
• Nancy Ottison: "Speed and maybe alcohol played a factor in the accident. He was swerving from when I started following him out of Silverton. There were no other vehicles involved."
• Trooper Ray Lee: "The unfortunate thing was he wasn't wearing a helmet, but I don't know if a helmet would've helped much in this situation. Then again, a helmet is better than no helmet any day."
• Silverton Search and Rescue volunteer Joe Menendez: "Man, that guy just bought it when he hit that cliff wall."
• Cissy Stengel: "I saw him coming from down the road, and then whoosh, he was into the cliff, and off went the bike off the cliff on the other side. Looked like maybe he hit some gravel, he wobbled some. I hope he's going to be okay."

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After reading through the following scenario, please a.) identify which quotes, if any, you would use, b.) write those quotes as they would appear in your story, using correct form, and c.) for each quote you use, justify your reasoning, using appropriate news values and legal and ethical principles in your answer.
Scenario: You've gleaned the following information from an accident report written by Trooper Ray Lee of the Colorado State Highway Patrol and confirmed it with him: 
There was a man from South Dakota, who was riding his motorcycle, a 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King, northbound on U.S. Highway 550, from Silverton, Colorado, en route to Ouray, Colorado. This was yesterday at about 3:45 p.m. He lost control of his motorcycle, slid off of the right side of the road and hit the cliff wall there. His motorcycle rolled over him and slid across the highway and down a 200-foot cliff. He was motionless when Silverton authorities reached him about 10 minutes after the call to dispatch at about 3:45 p.m. He was transported by ambulance to the Silverton area, where a helicopter flew him to St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. He is alive, but word on his actual condition is not available.
His name is Bernard Kucich, and he is 52. He was not wearing a helmet. Authorities are still trying to determine what happened, such as how fast he was going. There were two witnesses to the accident, Nancy Ottison of Ouray, who was behind Kucich travelling northbound toward Ouray, and Cissy Stengel, who was travelling southbound toward Silverton. 
You know that this is a two-lane stretch of highway that is popular for its scenic beauty, and you also know that it's dangerous because of the curves and lack of shoulders. 
You have gathered the following quotes at the scene: 
• Nancy Ottison: "Speed and maybe alcohol played a factor in the accident. He was swerving from when I started following him out of Silverton. There were no other vehicles involved." 
• Trooper Ray Lee: "The unfortunate thing was he wasn't wearing a helmet, but I don't know if a helmet would've helped much in this situation. Then again, a helmet is better than no helmet any day."
• Silverton Search and Rescue volunteer Joe Menendez: "Man, that guy just bought it when he hit that cliff wall."
• Cissy Stengel: "I saw him coming from down the road, and then whoosh, he was into the cliff, and off went the bike off the cliff on the other side. Looked like maybe he hit some gravel, he wobbled some. I hope he's going to be okay."

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The Answer of After reading through the following scenario, please a.) identify which quotes, if any, you would use, b.) write those quotes as they would appear in your story, using correct form, and c.) for each quote you use, justify your reasoning, using appropriate news values and legal and ethical principles in your answer.
Scenario: You've gleaned the following information from an accident report written by Trooper Ray Lee of the Colorado State Highway Patrol and confirmed it with him: 
There was a man from South Dakota, who was riding his motorcycle, a 2009 Harley-Davidson Road King, northbound on U.S. Highway 550, from Silverton, Colorado, en route to Ouray, Colorado. This was yesterday at about 3:45 p.m. He lost control of his motorcycle, slid off of the right side of the road and hit the cliff wall there. His motorcycle rolled over him and slid across the highway and down a 200-foot cliff. He was motionless when Silverton authorities reached him about 10 minutes after the call to dispatch at about 3:45 p.m. He was transported by ambulance to the Silverton area, where a helicopter flew him to St. Mary's Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colorado. He is alive, but word on his actual condition is not available.
His name is Bernard Kucich, and he is 52. He was not wearing a helmet. Authorities are still trying to determine what happened, such as how fast he was going. There were two witnesses to the accident, Nancy Ottison of Ouray, who was behind Kucich travelling northbound toward Ouray, and Cissy Stengel, who was travelling southbound toward Silverton. 
You know that this is a two-lane stretch of highway that is popular for its scenic beauty, and you also know that it's dangerous because of the curves and lack of shoulders. 
You have gathered the following quotes at the scene: 
• Nancy Ottison: "Speed and maybe alcohol played a factor in the accident. He was swerving from when I started following him out of Silverton. There were no other vehicles involved." 
• Trooper Ray Lee: "The unfortunate thing was he wasn't wearing a helmet, but I don't know if a helmet would've helped much in this situation. Then again, a helmet is better than no helmet any day."
• Silverton Search and Rescue volunteer Joe Menendez: "Man, that guy just bought it when he hit that cliff wall."
• Cissy Stengel: "I saw him coming from down the road, and then whoosh, he was into the cliff, and off went the bike off the cliff on the other side. Looked like maybe he hit some gravel, he wobbled some. I hope he's going to be okay."

After Reading Through the Following Scenario, Please A