My internship report got rejected for quoting a senator directly

Last month I interned at a small law office in Columbus and wrote a policy summary for their newsletter. I quoted a state senator's public remark about zoning fees, with a link to the hearing video. My supervisor said quoting him without a written apology from the senator was 'risky' and made me rewrite it as a generic summary. It was all public record, but they acted like I'd leaked a secret. Has anyone else had a workplace kill a fact just because it came from a politician they don't like?

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baker.ben19d ago

Wow, that actually sounds pretty reasonable on their end! They're just being careful since a public quote can still be taken out of context and blow up into a whole thing for the firm. Honestly, if the senator didn't approve the wording, it's safer to just paraphrase and avoid any drama. Sucks that it happened, but that's how small offices stay out of trouble.

jordancoleman19d ago

Wait, you actually convinced me, I used to think they were just being lazy?

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