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News And Mag Editing Basics

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.






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






3. What protects journalistics & how?






4. Correlative conjunctions






5. 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.






6. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics






7. Qualified privilege






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






9. Executive producer






10. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.






11. 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?






12. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.






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






14. When are relative pronouns like who used?






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






16. When is 'who/whoever' used?






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






18. Public editor






19. Web blog or Journal style






20. Collective noun






21. Titles should promise...






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






23. What's the order for attribution?






24. 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






25. Fair comment and criticism






26. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with






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






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






29. Tape editors






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






31. Reputation is...

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32. What are the types of verbals?






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






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






35. Convergence of media






36. When is 'whom/whomever' used?






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






38. Sidebar






39. 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.






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






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






43. Hypen






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






45. Dash






46. Coordinating conjunctions






47. What are the standards of a copy editor?






48. Subordinating conjunctions






49. Loopwhole journalism






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

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