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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Aristotle's 3 questions: What does it say? - How well does it say it? - Was it worth saying? [What does it say? Is there a clear focus? Is there a point?] - Theme?






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






3. Titles should promise...






4. 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






5. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






6. Coordinating conjunctions






7. When is 'which' used?






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






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






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






11. Web sites need...






12. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.






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






14. What protects journalistics & how?






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






16. When is 'whom/whomever' used?






17. What's the key to plural possessives?






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






19. News values






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






21. Fair comment and criticism






22. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy






23. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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24. Essential part of credibility - Has to do with someone (not the writer or reporting) re-reporting the factual info - Magazines have more extensive fact checking than newspapers (more time for turnaround) - Fact checkers also called research editors/e






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

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26. Convergence of media






27. What's the exception to the order of attribution?






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






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






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






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






32. When is 'who/whoever' used?






33. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?






34. 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.






35. Control Ethnocentrism (your own country and culture is better than others) - Altruistic Democracy: politicians should serve the public good not own interests - Responsible Capitalism: open competition among business will create better world - Small-t






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






37. Style






38. 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






39. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.






40. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.






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






42. Reputation is...

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43. Actual malice

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44. Subordinating conjunctions






45. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?






46. 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






47. Public editor






48. Grammar






49. Indefinite pronouns






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