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1. Opening spread
What quotes add to a story
Less than half of the U.S. population
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Feature well (magazines)

2. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Mission statement (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

3. What's the key to plural possessives?
Feature well (magazines)
Repurposing
Pluralize then make it possessive
Heart

4. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
First degree words
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Set up lead

5. When should the time element appear?
Basic Journalistic Values
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

6. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Set up lead
Basic Journalistic Values
Anyone - either ususally singular
Partial or orphan quotes

7. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Attribution
Cliche
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Verbals

8. When is 'who/whoever' used?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Photo captions
First degree words
Basic Journalistic Values

9. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Ads
Guidelines for photo captions
Second day stories

10. Story budget

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11. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
4 elements of covers (magazines)

12. Style
Attribution
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

13. Never change anything in direct quotes from a printed source - Always attribute direct quotes from a printed source - Place [sic] immediately following an error from a printed source (Not style - purely factual errors; sic means thus - that's how you
Anyone - either ususally singular
What quotes add to a story
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Quotes in print

14. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Partial or orphan quotes
Contemporary news value
Truth.

15. Fair comment and criticism
Less than half of the U.S. population
Basic Journalistic Values
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

16. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Photo captions
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Usenet
Link unequal sentence elements

17. Control Ethnocentrism (your own country and culture is better than others) - Altruistic Democracy: politicians should serve the public good not own interests - Responsible Capitalism: open competition among business will create better world - Small-t
Basic Journalistic Values
Second day stories
Push technology
Feature well (magazines)

18. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
How well does it say it?
When to use direct quotes
Basic Journalistic Values

19. When are relative pronouns like who used?
To introduce clauses.
Guidelines for photo captions
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Usenet

20. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Repurposing
Slang
To separate independent clauses and to separate the elements in a list or description. No comma is called before the conjunction in a simple series.

21. Web sites must be easy to...
Metaphor
Navigate so users can find info
Bias
Devices and techniques for service journalism

22. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
What quotes add to a story
Parrot
Niche
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

23. Damages
Basic Journalistic Values
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Truth.
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

24. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Navigate so users can find info
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Passive voice
Redundancy

25. Managing editor
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Parrot
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
A benefit

26. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Mission statement (magazines)
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Info boxes
Inverted pyramid

27. Rub within body copy (subheads and pull quotes) - Should appear on the same page or spread as the words or ideas for the blurb appear - Should appear in proper story order - Break up text and seas of gray to coax or tease reader into copy - Should fo
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Anyone - either ususally singular
Feature well (magazines)
Display copy (magazines)

28. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Passive voice
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Set up lead
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

29. Aristotle's 3 questions: What does it say? - How well does it say it? - Was it worth saying? [What does it say? Is there a clear focus? Is there a point?] - Theme?
How to critique articles
How well does it say it?
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Only one attribution and after the first sentence

30. When is 'which' used?
Characteristics of news
Photo captions
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

31. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Conversation model
Cliche
Coverlines

32. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Metaphor
When to use direct quotes

33. Form of communal email in which people interested in a common topic send messages to a specific online address and receive all other messages sent to that addresses.
Journalism roles
Feeds/wire
Listservs
Guidelines for photo captions

34. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
Set up lead
What quotes add to a story
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
External blurbs (magazines)

35. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Cliche
How well does it say it?

36. Coordinating conjunctions
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
If they're relevant to the story
grammar and style

37. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Feeds/wire
Quotes in print
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

38. When are commas used?
If they're relevant to the story
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
To separate independent clauses and to separate the elements in a list or description. No comma is called before the conjunction in a simple series.
Journalism roles

39. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Covers (magazines)
Basic Journalistic Values
The highest exectives who shape the organization's long-term mission as well as overseeing advertising - production - personnel and financial matters. publisher- print - general manager- broadcast

40. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
The highest exectives who shape the organization's long-term mission as well as overseeing advertising - production - personnel and financial matters. publisher- print - general manager- broadcast
Principles of service journalism
Less than half of the U.S. population
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

41. Figure of speech that places a word or prhase in a fresh context to clarify or make point in a creative way. Be on your guard in usage.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Listservs
A benefit
Metaphor

42. What protects journalistics & how?
Conversation model
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Niche

43. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
Ads
Pull
A benefit
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said

44. Indefinite pronouns
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Contemporary news value
Anyone - either ususally singular
How to critique articles

45. Whites will soon make up...
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Niche
Less than half of the U.S. population
Links letters or words together

46. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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47. Hypen
Devices and techniques for service journalism
When to use direct quotes
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Links letters or words together

48. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Usenet
Journalism roles
A benefit

49. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Service journalism
Ads
Journalism roles

50. Cut the copy (quick and to the point) - Be clear - Involve the reader ('How I' approach - 'How you' approach - 'How Jane Doe' approach) - Think useful - Think new or news - Think money
Repurposing
Principles of service journalism
Niche
Cliche

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