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  • When is a transcript not a transcript? 1 comment
    Apr 24, 2009 05:42 AM | about stocks: YHOO

    Thomson's StreetEvents removed Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz's f-bomb from its transcript of the Q1 2009 YHOO call:

    When asked what “technical difficulty” occurred, Thomson Reuters republished the final transcript, replacing it with “(expletive deleted).” Its policy is to not include swear words in transcripts, a spokeswoman said, though the previous labeling was a mistake.

    We left Bartz's actual words in our transcript.

    Which approach is more helpful to investors and analysts - who are reading the transcript for a verbatim account of the call, to understand the company and its management better?

    Stocks: YHOO
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  • It's highly significant if an executive officer of a public company uses expletives on the company's conference call. You're right not to censor it -- this is important information.
    2009 Apr 24 07:34 AM Reply
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