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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.






2. Sidebar






3. Web sites need...






4. What protects journalistics & how?






5. Managing editor






6. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






7. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert






8. 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






9. When is 'which' used?






10. In essence - anything from the text but the story (Title - deck - head - subhead - pull quotes - bylines - blurbs - captions - etc.) - Used to draw readers into a story - Stats reinforce display copy and visuals






11. What word should be used in attribution?






12. Grammar






13. When should the time element appear?






14. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.






15. Damages






16. Absolute privilege






17. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)






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






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






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






21. Publisher/Manager

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22. Opening spread






23. When is 'whom/whomever' used?






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






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






26. Fair use






27. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.






28. Coordinating conjunctions






29. Collective noun






30. Design/layout editors






31. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.






32. 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






33. 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






34. 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.)






35. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.






36. What are the standards of a copy editor?






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






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






39. When are relative pronouns like who used?






40. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.






41. Story budget

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42. 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






43. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.






44. Qualified privilege






45. Dash






46. Whites will soon make up...






47. What's the order for attribution?






48. Why should you use quotes?






49. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest






50. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?