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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. 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.






2. Damages






3. Dash






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






5. What are the types of verbals?






6. When are commas used?






7. When are relative pronouns like who used?






8. Web sites need...






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






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






11. Fair comment and criticism






12. What protects journalistics & how?






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






14. What's the key to plural possessives?






15. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb






16. Sidebar






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






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






19. Coordinating conjunctions






20. Steps in the editing process






21. Tape editors






22. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.






23. Correlative conjunctions






24. What word should be used in attribution?






25. Absolute privilege






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






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






28. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert






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






30. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.






31. Whites will soon make up...






32. 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.






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






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






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






36. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.






37. Brings news to you






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






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






40. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.






41. Titles should promise...






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






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






44. 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






45. Story budget

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






47. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.






48. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?






49. Hypen






50. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)