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1. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Feeds/wire
Conversation model
Metaphor
Active voice

2. When is 'who/whoever' used?
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
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
First degree words
General rules about direct quotes

3. 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
Photo captions
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
First degree words
Principles of service journalism

4. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.
Race
Distinct tone and identity
Mission statement (magazines)
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

5. 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.
Metaphor
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Feeds/wire
Guidelines for photo captions

6. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Less than half of the U.S. population
How well does it say it?
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Devices and techniques for service journalism

7. 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
Cliche
Active voice
Coverlines

8. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
said
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Coverlines

9. Reputation is...

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10. 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
Ads
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Internal blurbs (magazines)

11. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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12. In essence - anything from the text but the story (Title - deck - head - subhead - pull quotes - bylines - blurbs - captions - etc.) - Used to draw readers into a story - Stats reinforce display copy and visuals
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Covers (magazines)
Mission statement (magazines)
Display copy (magazines)

13. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Set up lead
Truth.
Link unequal sentence elements
Listservs

14. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Civic journalism
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

15. 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.)
First degree words
When to use direct quotes
External blurbs (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

16. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Service journalism
Partial or orphan quotes
Listservs

17. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
First degree words
Service journalism

18. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Distinct tone and identity
How well does it say it?
Feeds/wire

19. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
General rules about direct quotes
Display copy (magazines)
Usenet
Repurposing

20. News values
Why quotes are important
Passive voice
Quotes in print
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

21. Libel
Metaphor
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

22. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
To introduce clauses.
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Bias
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

23. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Slang
Jargon
To introduce clauses.

24. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Basic Journalistic Values
Parrot
Kinds of blurbs
grammar and style

25. When is 'that' used?
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Photo captions
When to use direct quotes
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence

26. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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27. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Feeds/wire
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.
said
Second day stories

28. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Civic journalism
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

29. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
Fairness - ethics - decency
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Principles of service journalism
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

30. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Ads
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Why quotes are important
Repurposing

31. Web sites must be easy to...
Journalism roles
Navigate so users can find info
Pluralize then make it possessive
Guidelines for photo captions

32. Coordinating conjunctions
Cliche
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Contemporary news value
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

33. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Links letters or words together
Conversation model
Quotes in print

34. Tape editors
Coverlines
Race
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

35. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Pull
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Info boxes

36. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Bias
Why quotes are important
Kinds of blurbs
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

37. Managing editor
Heart
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Quotes in print
Civic journalism

38. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Heart
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.
grammar and style
General rules about direct quotes

39. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Guidelines for photo captions
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
How well does it say it?
External blurbs (magazines)

40. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Cliche
Heart
Active voice
Pull

41. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
Heart
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
When to use direct quotes

42. When is 'which' used?
Attribution
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Criteria to evaluate stories
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

43. Opening spread
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
A benefit
Feature well (magazines)
Layering

44. Grammar
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Slang

45. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
General rules about direct quotes
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
grammar and style

46. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Coverlines
Dollar bill rule(magazines)

47. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Commercial databases
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Coverlines

48. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Feeds/wire
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Explanatory approach

49. What are the types of verbals?
When to use direct quotes
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

50. Collective noun
Bias
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.

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