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News And Mag Editing Basics

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






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






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






4. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.






5. Managing editor






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






7. Fair comment and criticism






8. When is 'that' used?






9. Grammar






10. 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.






11. A personal story rather than general.






12. Loopwhole journalism






13. Tape editors






14. News values






15. When should the time element appear?






16. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality






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






18. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.






19. Where should attribution go?






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






21. What protects journalistics & how?






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






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






24. Publisher/Manager

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






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






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






28. What's the best defense against libel?






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






30. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes






31. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy






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






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






34. Hypen






35. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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






37. Absolute privilege






38. Convergence of media






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






40. Web blog or Journal style






41. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.






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






43. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






44. When are relative pronouns like who used?






45. Sidebar






46. Style






47. 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






48. When is 'who/whoever' used?






49. Correlative conjunctions






50. Form of communal email in which people interested in a common topic send messages to a specific online address and receive all other messages sent to that addresses.