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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Listservs
Display copy (magazines)
grammar and style
Second day stories

2. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Service journalism
Cliche
How well does it say it?
Characteristics of news

3. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Usenet
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
General rules about direct quotes
Why quotes are important

4. Loopwhole journalism
Jargon
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
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.

5. Tape editors
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Layering
Fact checking
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

6. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Partial or orphan quotes
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
Inverted pyramid

7. Story budget

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8. What's the key to plural possessives?
Partial or orphan quotes
Internal blurbs (magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Pluralize then make it possessive

9. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Mission statement (magazines)
Bias
Passive voice
Links letters or words together

10. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
What quotes add to a story
Journalism roles
Guidelines for photo captions
Metaphor

11. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Photo captions
Fact checking
Listservs
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny

12. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Links letters or words together
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
External blurbs (magazines)

13. Style
Distinct tone and identity
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Jargon
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

14. What are the types of verbals?
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Ads

15. What protects journalistics & how?
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Verbals
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

16. Opening spread
Feature well (magazines)
Links letters or words together
Explanatory approach
Cliche

17. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Covers (magazines)
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
General rules about direct quotes
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny

18. 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
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Quotes in print
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

19. News values
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Why quotes are important
Guidelines for photo captions

20. 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
Jargon
Commercial databases
Service journalism
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

21. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Photo captions
Kinds of blurbs

22. 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.
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Listservs
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)

23. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Second day stories
Why quotes are important
Characteristics of news
Photo captions

24. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
Listservs
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Service journalism
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

25. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
When to use direct quotes
Fairness - ethics - decency
Set up lead
Info boxes

26. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Anyone - either ususally singular
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Parrot
How well does it say it?

27. Libel
How well does it say it?
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Slang

28. Design/layout editors
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
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
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
How to critique articles

29. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Distinct tone and identity

30. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Niche
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
First degree words
Anyone - either ususally singular

31. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Mission statement (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.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Redundancy

32. When are relative pronouns like who used?
To introduce clauses.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Set up lead
How well does it say it?

33. What's the best defense against libel?
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Info boxes
Truth.

34. When is 'who/whoever' used?
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Quotes in print
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Explanatory approach

35. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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36. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Criteria to evaluate stories
Characteristics of news

37. 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
Cliche
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
To introduce clauses.
Guidelines for photo captions

38. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Partial or orphan quotes
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

39. Steps in the editing process
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
Cliche
Covers (magazines)
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

40. 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
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Basic Journalistic Values
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Explanatory approach

41. Coordinating conjunctions
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
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Truth.

42. Subordinating conjunctions
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
External blurbs (magazines)
Journalism roles
Link unequal sentence elements

43. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Jargon
Active voice
Usenet

44. Dash
Race
Fact checking
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Why quotes are important

45. Indefinite pronouns
Jargon
Anyone - either ususally singular
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Attribution

46. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Coverlines
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
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

47. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Mission statement (magazines)
Layering
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

48. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Verbals
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Repurposing

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

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50. Fair comment and criticism
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Commercial databases
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Infinitives - participles and gerunds