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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.






2. Public editor






3. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.






4. Managing editor






5. Style






6. What protects journalistics & how?






7. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.






8. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.






9. What's the key to plural possessives?






10. Subordinating conjunctions






11. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides






12. Actual malice

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13. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.






14. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.






15. Web blog or Journal style






16. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.






17. Collective noun






18. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.






19. Convergence of media






20. Damages






21. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






22. Executive producer






23. News values






24. 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






25. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.






26. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.






27. When is 'which' used?






28. Basic format (colors; yellow border on Nat Geo) - Logo and ancillary info (tagline [i.e. GQ Look smart - Live sharp] - price - vol # - issue date) - Illustration (in a generic sense - any kind of art or visual) - Cover lines ("sell lines -" "cover bl






29. What word should be used in attribution?






30. Design/layout editors






31. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy






32. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.






33. Grammar






34. When should references to someone's heritage - gender - sexuality or disability be included?

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35. Web sites need...






36. Coordinating conjunctions






37. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead






38. A personal story rather than general.






39. Whites will soon make up...






40. What's the exception to the order of attribution?






41. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.






42. Brings news to you






43. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality






44. Tape editors






45. Aka refrigerator journalism - How-to; practical info - Advertisers love - Not a separate category of writing - just a different approach - Used in publishing houses like Meredith (grandfather of SJ) and Rodale






46. When is 'that' used?






47. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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48. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.






49. 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?






50. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)