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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Web sites need...
External blurbs (magazines)
Distinct tone and identity
Set up lead
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

2. Brings news to you
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Niche
Push technology
Feeds/wire

3. Convergence of media
Mission statement (magazines)
How well does it say it?
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
To introduce clauses.

4. Reputation is...

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5. Fair use
Covers (magazines)
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Quotes in print

6. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Feeds/wire
Slang
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

7. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
How well does it say it?
Partial or orphan quotes

8. Design/layout editors
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Fairness - ethics - decency
Ads
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

9. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Service journalism
Cliche
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

10. What's the key to plural possessives?
Navigate so users can find info
Pluralize then make it possessive
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

11. Dash
Link unequal sentence elements
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Basic Journalistic Values

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

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13. Tape editors
Verbals
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Pluralize then make it possessive

14. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Jargon
Attribution
grammar and style
Display copy (magazines)

15. Opening spread
Feature well (magazines)
Fairness - ethics - decency
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Verbals

16. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Pluralize then make it possessive
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
When to use direct quotes

17. When should the time element appear?
Second day stories
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Quotes in print
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

18. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Attribution
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Layering
Characteristics of news

19. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
Inverted pyramid
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Pluralize then make it possessive

20. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Why quotes are important
Less than half of the U.S. population
Passive voice
Verbals

21. 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
Redundancy
How well does it say it?
Service journalism
Conversation model

22. What word should be used in attribution?
said
How well does it say it?
General rules about direct quotes
Niche

23. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
Conversation model
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Kinds of blurbs
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

24. What's the best defense against libel?
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Truth.
How well does it say it?
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

25. A personal story rather than general.
If they're relevant to the story
Heart
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
When to use direct quotes

26. Correlative conjunctions
Set up lead
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
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
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

27. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
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
Feature well (magazines)
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

28. What protects journalistics & how?
External blurbs (magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Race
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

29. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Fairness - ethics - decency
Internal blurbs (magazines)
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

30. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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31. When are relative pronouns like who used?
Creative Titles (magazines)
To introduce clauses.
Explanatory approach
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

32. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Commercial databases
Mission statement (magazines)
Attribution
Principles of service journalism

33. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Why quotes are important
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
External blurbs (magazines)

34. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Active voice

35. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Why quotes are important
Quotes in print
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Feature well (magazines)

36. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Anyone - either ususally singular
Verbals

37. Public editor
grammar and style
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Metaphor

38. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
Parrot
Contemporary news value
Anyone - either ususally singular
Commercial databases

39. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Guidelines for photo captions
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Photo captions
Feeds/wire

40. Libel
Guidelines for photo captions
Niche
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
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

41. Coordinating conjunctions
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

42. Collective noun
Ads
Coverlines
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.

43. Executive producer
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
Redundancy
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Quotes in print

44. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
Attribution

45. Managing editor
Journalism roles
Partial or orphan quotes
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

46. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
Explanatory approach
What quotes add to a story
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Links letters or words together

47. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Slang
Covers (magazines)
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

48. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Niche
Pluralize then make it possessive
Coverlines
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny

49. When is 'which' used?
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

50. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
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
Usenet
Pull
Mission statement (magazines)