Question about being quoted by name in an article

[PugnacAutMortem]

Not quite sure but if she was recording - she needs your permission. Was she writing notes while you were talking? Was she asking those questions that reporters ask?

It was a phone conversation so I'm not sure about any notes. But she was calling as a frustrated customer, so that was pretty much the tone of our conversation. We actually had a pleasant conversation about the issue though, so I don't know what possessed her to write an article and use my name.

[KevDen2005]

Not quite sure but if she was recording - she needs your permission. Was she writing notes while you were talking? Was she asking those questions that reporters ask?

Not in Colorado

[ChunkyMonkey]

Sorry to say, unless she misquoted you, there is very little recourse.

[rbeau30]

Colorado is an At-will state too so they really don't have to have a reason for dismissing you even though, I would say if you truly did not know she was a reporter then they shouldn't fire you for talking to the press if you didn't know you were talking to the press.

[DireWolf]

So here's my take on this - there's nothing you can do about being quoted from a conversation, and it comes down to whether you said something you shouldn't. There's a difference between just being quoted and accepting a press-interview, as long as you didn't actually accept a press-interview or knowingly speak to a reporter, I would think you have good argument. I've even been quoted by reporters who weren't even present for a conversation, but based their quotes (not always very accurately) on articles written by yet other reporters (not really a big deal for me, but nothing I could do about if it was)......

[Zundfolge]

It was a phone conversation so I'm not sure about any notes. But she was calling as a frustrated customer, so that was pretty much the tone of our conversation. We actually had a pleasant conversation about the issue though, so I don't know what possessed her to write an article and use my name.

Take the article directly to your boss and explain the situation. You didn't "talk to the media" you were dealing with what you thought was a customer and were duped by a shady "journalist".

Remember, its not the crime that gets you burned, its the cover-up.

[mtnrider]

Take the article directly to your boss and explain the situation. You didn't "talk to the media" you were dealing with what you thought was a customer and were duped by a shady "journalist".

Remember, its not the crime that gets you burned, its the cover-up.

I am guessing he may have said something derogatory or negative about the company so this may get him fired either way.

[rbeau30]

You didn't claim to this person on the phone that you were a pornstar did you?

[Zundfolge]

I am guessing he may have said something derogatory or negative about the company so this may get him fired either way.

If that's the case then he really needs to head it off at the pass and call the accuracy of the quote into question.

[PugnacAutMortem]

I am guessing he may have said something derogatory or negative about the company so this may get him fired either way.

Not at all actually.