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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Damages
Feature well (magazines)
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
grammar and style

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

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3. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Distinct tone and identity
Heart
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
Characteristics of news

4. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Creative Titles (magazines)
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
Coverlines
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

5. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
General rules about direct quotes
Bias
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Race

6. 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
Cliche
Service journalism
Jargon
said

7. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Slang
Active voice
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Verbals

8. Libel
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Anyone - either ususally singular

9. What's the order for attribution?
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Navigate so users can find info

10. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
When to use direct quotes
Verbals
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Mission statement (magazines)

11. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Pull
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Photo captions

12. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
First degree words
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Inverted pyramid

13. 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.)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
External blurbs (magazines)
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
working from large blocks to smaller blocks

14. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Fairness - ethics - decency
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
grammar and style

15. When are commas used?
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.
Info boxes
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Ads

16. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Info boxes
When to use direct quotes
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Journalism roles

17. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Creative Titles (magazines)

18. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Active voice
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Slang
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

19. 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
Service journalism
Principles of service journalism
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Civic journalism

20. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
Feature well (magazines)
If they're relevant to the story
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Inverted pyramid

21. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Cliche
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
To introduce clauses.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

22. A personal story rather than general.
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Pluralize then make it possessive
Heart
A benefit

23. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
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.
Attribution

24. Convergence of media
Race
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
External blurbs (magazines)
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable

25. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
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
Active voice
Repurposing
Contemporary news value

26. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Civic journalism
Display copy (magazines)
Only one attribution and after the first sentence

27. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Feeds/wire
Pluralize then make it possessive
General rules about direct quotes
Verbals

28. Web sites must be easy to...
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Navigate so users can find info
Verbals

29. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Usenet
Photo captions
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings

30. Managing editor
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Layering
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

31. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Links letters or words together
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Why quotes are important
Race

32. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Feeds/wire
Feature well (magazines)

33. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.
Covers (magazines)
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Explanatory approach
Race

34. Whites will soon make up...
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
said
Ads

35. Coordinating conjunctions
Second day stories
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

36. Fair use
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Devices and techniques for service journalism

37. Qualified privilege
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
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
Links letters or words together
Distinct tone and identity

38. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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39. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Partial or orphan quotes
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
Parrot
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

40. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Usenet
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Why quotes are important
Criteria to evaluate stories

41. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
Navigate so users can find info
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Explanatory approach
Layering

42. Where should attribution go?
To introduce clauses.
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
4 elements of covers (magazines)

43. Indefinite pronouns
A benefit
Display copy (magazines)
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Anyone - either ususally singular

44. When should the time element appear?
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
What quotes add to a story
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

45. Absolute privilege
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Pull
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
Coverlines

46. When is 'that' used?
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
When to use direct quotes
Inverted pyramid
Truth.

47. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Pull
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Distinct tone and identity

48. Opening spread
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Feature well (magazines)
Truth.

49. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Contemporary news value
When to use direct quotes
Jargon
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

50. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Civic journalism
When to use direct quotes
Repurposing

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