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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. What's the best defense against libel?
Truth.
Second day stories
1. read for understanding 2. read for organization and focus 3. read for accuracy 4. read for grammar - spelling - punctuation and style 5. read for language and sentence structure 6. proofread
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

2. 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
Navigate so users can find info
When to use direct quotes
Principles of service journalism
Guidelines for photo captions

3. Brings news to you
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Push technology
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

4. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
How well does it say it?
What quotes add to a story
Heart

5. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Ads
Why quotes are important
Layering
4 elements of covers (magazines)

6. Correlative conjunctions
Layering
Covers (magazines)
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Fairness - ethics - decency

7. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Anyone - either ususally singular
What quotes add to a story
Mission statement (magazines)

8. When are commas used?
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
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.

9. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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10. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Bias
Verbals
Contemporary news value
Commercial databases

11. When is 'which' used?
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Niche
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
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

12. Subordinating conjunctions
1. read for understanding 2. read for organization and focus 3. read for accuracy 4. read for grammar - spelling - punctuation and style 5. read for language and sentence structure 6. proofread
Link unequal sentence elements
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Commercial databases

13. Fair comment and criticism
Covers (magazines)
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Explanatory approach

14. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Anyone - either ususally singular
Feature well (magazines)
Cliche

15. Collective noun
Photo captions
If they're relevant to the story
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Slang

16. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
When to use direct quotes
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

17. When should the time element appear?
Journalism roles
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
said
External blurbs (magazines)

18. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
What quotes add to a story
Bias
Parrot

19. What are the types of verbals?
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Partial or orphan quotes
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

20. Damages
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Ads
Criteria to evaluate stories
How well does it say it?

21. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Push technology
1. read for understanding 2. read for organization and focus 3. read for accuracy 4. read for grammar - spelling - punctuation and style 5. read for language and sentence structure 6. proofread
Layering
First degree words

22. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Distinct tone and identity
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Passive voice

23. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Jargon
Second day stories
Mission statement (magazines)
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

24. What protects journalistics & how?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Repurposing
Contemporary news value
Guidelines for photo captions

25. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Race
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Feeds/wire
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

26. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
1. read for understanding 2. read for organization and focus 3. read for accuracy 4. read for grammar - spelling - punctuation and style 5. read for language and sentence structure 6. proofread
1. use of material that discloses highly personal info about an individual or portarys that person in intimate terms when there is not legitimate public concern. 2. Depiction of someone in a false light. 3. Evidence that journalist has intruded someo
Distinct tone and identity
grammar and style

27. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
First degree words
Repurposing
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

28. Titles should promise...
Parrot
Pluralize then make it possessive
General rules about direct quotes
A benefit

29. Why should you use quotes?
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

30. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Slang
Criteria to evaluate stories
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

31. Design/layout editors
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Why quotes are important
Pluralize then make it possessive
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

32. Public editor
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Basic Journalistic Values
Metaphor

33. Dash
Slang
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

34. Fair use
Distinct tone and identity
Mission statement (magazines)
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

35. News values
Second day stories
Service journalism
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

36. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Contemporary news value
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Explanatory approach
Journalism roles

37. Web sites must be easy to...
Navigate so users can find info
Characteristics of news
Partial or orphan quotes
Truth.

38. Reputation is...

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39. Libel
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Layering
Feature well (magazines)
Feeds/wire

40. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Characteristics of news
Contemporary news value

41. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Partial or orphan quotes
Pluralize then make it possessive
Set up lead
Characteristics of news

42. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Set up lead
Journalism roles
grammar and style
Usenet

43. 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.
Civic journalism
General rules about direct quotes
Listservs
Service journalism

44. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Characteristics of news
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Kinds of blurbs
Slang

45. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Feeds/wire
Display copy (magazines)
Attribution
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

46. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Redundancy
said
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.

47. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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48. Whites will soon make up...
Listservs
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Less than half of the U.S. population

49. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Civic journalism
Fairness - ethics - decency
Feeds/wire

50. Absolute privilege
Photo captions
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
said
Feature well (magazines)