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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.






2. What are the types of verbals?






3. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.






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






5. Hypen






6. Story budget

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7. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story






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






9. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb






10. Sidebar






11. Brings news to you






12. What are the standards of a copy editor?






13. Publisher/Manager

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14. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism






15. Indefinite pronouns






16. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?






17. Executive producer






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

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19. Titles should promise...






20. A personal story rather than general.






21. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)






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






23. Qualified privilege






24. Managing editor






25. Web blog or Journal style






26. Where should attribution go?






27. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar






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






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






30. Actual malice

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






32. When are relative pronouns like who used?






33. Style






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






35. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.






36. Absolute privilege






37. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?






38. Steps in the editing process






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






40. Loopwhole journalism






41. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value






42. What's the order for attribution?






43. Design/layout editors






44. 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






45. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.






46. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.






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






48. Damages






49. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics






50. What protects journalistics & how?