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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. 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
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Distinct tone and identity
Principles of service journalism
Covers (magazines)

2. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Truth.
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
4 elements of covers (magazines)

3. Opening spread
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Feature well (magazines)
Metaphor

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

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5. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Conversation model
grammar and style
Criteria to evaluate stories
4 elements of covers (magazines)

6. Tape editors
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Basic Journalistic Values
A benefit

7. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Second day stories
Why quotes are important
said
Principles of service journalism

8. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
Truth.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

9. Web sites need...
Distinct tone and identity
Devices and techniques for service journalism
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

10. Qualified privilege
Pull
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
External blurbs (magazines)
Display copy (magazines)

11. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
Inverted pyramid
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Contemporary news value
Push technology

12. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
Cliche
Race
When to use direct quotes
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

13. When is 'which' used?
grammar and style
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Cliche
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

14. Fair comment and criticism
Journalism roles
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Cliche
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

15. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Creative Titles (magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Characteristics of news
Passive voice

16. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Covers (magazines)
Ads
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

17. Indefinite pronouns
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Basic Journalistic Values
Guidelines for photo captions
Anyone - either ususally singular

18. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
General rules about direct quotes
Partial or orphan quotes
Race
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings

19. Essential part of credibility - Has to do with someone (not the writer or reporting) re-reporting the factual info - Magazines have more extensive fact checking than newspapers (more time for turnaround) - Fact checkers also called research editors/e
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Fact checking
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

20. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Second day stories
Links letters or words together
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Civic journalism

21. 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
Navigate so users can find info
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
External blurbs (magazines)
4 elements of covers (magazines)

22. Grammar
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Set up lead

23. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Repurposing
Pull
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

24. 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
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Link unequal sentence elements
A benefit

25. What's the best defense against libel?
grammar and style
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Feature well (magazines)
Truth.

26. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
External blurbs (magazines)
Layering
Links letters or words together

27. What's the order for attribution?
Info boxes
Heart
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Repurposing

28. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Link unequal sentence elements
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Pull
Explanatory approach

29. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
Basic Journalistic Values
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
What quotes add to a story
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

30. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
said
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
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Display copy (magazines)

31. Why should you use quotes?
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Verbals
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Criteria to evaluate stories

32. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Partial or orphan quotes
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
Creative Titles (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

33. Hypen
Creative Titles (magazines)
How to critique articles
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Links letters or words together

34. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Attribution
Jargon
Guidelines for photo captions
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

35. Correlative conjunctions
Criteria to evaluate stories
Info boxes
Truth.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

36. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
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.
Basic Journalistic Values
Pull
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

37. Public editor
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Characteristics of news
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Conversation model

38. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Partial or orphan quotes
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Contemporary news value
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

39. Dash
Push technology
Contemporary news value
Photo captions
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.

40. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
Criteria to evaluate stories
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault

41. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
said
Jargon
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

42. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.
Display copy (magazines)
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Service journalism
Race

43. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Slang
Niche
Less than half of the U.S. population
Passive voice

44. Web sites must be easy to...
Navigate so users can find info
Mission statement (magazines)
Slang
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

45. Actual malice

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46. 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.
Bias
Metaphor
Anyone - either ususally singular
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

47. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Heart
First degree words
Push technology
Conversation model

48. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
Photo captions
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
What quotes add to a story
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

49. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Passive voice
Navigate so users can find info

50. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
To introduce clauses.
Inverted pyramid
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank