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[quote=Anonymous]This type of thing is very upsetting, I understand. 
Thank goodness you have that tape. (I assume you had permission to tape or it is legal in your state).

With your colleague's permission, I would be tempted to talk to the woman. Say you are very sorry that the conversation left her upset. Compliment the paper. Explain the misunderstanding. (That you immediately played the tape when you heard about the issue, and realized the misunderstanding. Ask gently if she would like to hear it).

Also, did you give the content experts a chance to review the draft? Journalists often don't do this, but PR people should. Especially if you quote them.

There was some fault on her. part Did you not have the paper in advance? Can't imagine you would skip that step and just base your writing on the author's take. If you had the paper, you should have known she is the first author (and therefore did most of the work). So, you should have favored her take on it's import/content.

Her style could be cultural or age-related. She needs to work on that, because older men who like to hear themselves talk are a ongoing presence in academia.

Lesson learned all around, but I do not think that you were at all malicious...just a little unconscious (about letting the louder voice steal your attention, instead of the spokesperson who had actually earned it).

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