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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
External blurbs (magazines)
Contemporary news value
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

2. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
First degree words
Parrot
Repurposing

3. 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
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Service journalism
Mission statement (magazines)
A benefit

4. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Criteria to evaluate stories
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Metaphor
Jargon

5. Web blog or Journal style
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
To introduce clauses.
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

6. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
External blurbs (magazines)
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
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.

7. When is 'that' used?
Heart
Truth.
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

8. Loopwhole journalism
Feeds/wire
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
What quotes add to a story
Quotes in print

9. What's the best defense against libel?
Truth.
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Metaphor

10. Sidebar
Photo captions
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Distinct tone and identity
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

11. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Characteristics of news
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

12. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Coverlines
Display copy (magazines)
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Basic Journalistic Values

13. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Repurposing
Why quotes are important
said
Coverlines

14. Publisher/Manager

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15. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Race
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Redundancy
Verbals

16. Dash
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
grammar and style
Coverlines
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

17. 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
Civic journalism
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Photo captions
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

18. Reputation is...

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19. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
Cliche
Characteristics of news
Attribution

20. Style
Race
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Only one attribution and after the first sentence

21. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Creative Titles (magazines)
Set up lead
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
General rules about direct quotes

22. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
If they're relevant to the story
Niche
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Criteria to evaluate stories

23. Collective noun
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
How well does it say it?

24. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
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
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

25. What protects journalistics & how?
General rules about direct quotes
Cliche
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

26. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
How to critique articles
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Commercial databases
Civic journalism

27. 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
4 elements of covers (magazines)
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Heart
Criteria to evaluate stories

28. Fair use
When to use direct quotes
Commercial databases
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
A benefit

29. What's the order for attribution?
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Inverted pyramid

30. Subordinating conjunctions
Link unequal sentence elements
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Feature well (magazines)
Verbals

31. Write a caption for every photo (except studio shots) - Write sentences - Write in the present tense - active voice (on first sentence) - Place captions under the photos - Don't state the obvious - Write more than one line - Make the last line count
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Heart
Guidelines for photo captions

32. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Characteristics of news
Bias
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
4 elements of covers (magazines)

33. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Mission statement (magazines)
Verbals
How to critique articles

34. A personal story rather than general.
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
Parrot
Heart
Ads

35. Steps in the editing process
Coverlines
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
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

36. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Inverted pyramid
Devices and techniques for service journalism

37. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Contemporary news value
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Conversation model
How well does it say it?

38. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Coverlines
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
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
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

39. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Conversation model
Attribution
Pull

40. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Repurposing
External blurbs (magazines)
Coverlines
When to use direct quotes

41. When is 'which' used?
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Push technology
Slang

42. Convergence of media
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
What quotes add to a story
grammar and style
Distinct tone and identity

43. Web sites must be easy to...
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.
Navigate so users can find info
Bias
Creative Titles (magazines)

44. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Navigate so users can find info
grammar and style
Less than half of the U.S. population
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

45. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
Set up lead
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Display copy (magazines)
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

46. When is 'who/whoever' used?
grammar and style
Layering
Commercial databases
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.

47. Opening spread
How to critique articles
Feature well (magazines)
Redundancy
A benefit

48. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Truth.
What quotes add to a story
Ads

49. 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.)
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Metaphor
Quotes in print
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

50. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Navigate so users can find info
Ads
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)