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News And Mag Editing Basics

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






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






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

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






5. 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






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






7. What's the best defense against libel?






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






9. Fair comment and criticism






10. Grammar






11. Collective noun






12. Never change anything in direct quotes from a printed source - Always attribute direct quotes from a printed source - Place [sic] immediately following an error from a printed source (Not style - purely factual errors; sic means thus - that's how you






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






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






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






16. Qualified privilege






17. Web sites need...






18. Web blog or Journal style






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






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






21. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?






22. Managing editor






23. Coordinating conjunctions






24. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy






25. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.






26. 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.






27. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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28. Dash






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






30. Where should attribution go?






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






32. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.






33. Absolute privilege






34. 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






35. Correlative conjunctions






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






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






38. Tape editors






39. Subordinating conjunctions






40. 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






41. Indefinite pronouns






42. 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






43. Libel






44. A personal story rather than general.






45. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.






46. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important






47. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






48. When is 'which' used?






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






50. News values






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