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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Opening spread






2. 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






3. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.






4. Dash






5. Design/layout editors






6. Actual malice

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7. When is 'that' used?






8. 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?






9. Titles should promise...






10. What's the key to plural possessives?






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






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






13. Absolute privilege






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






15. Public editor






16. Collective noun






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Correlative conjunctions






26. What protects journalistics & how?






27. News values






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






29. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.






30. Libel






31. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.






32. Coordinating conjunctions






33. Basic ideals editors must adhere to






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






35. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?






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






37. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






38. What word should be used in attribution?






39. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.






40. What's the best defense against libel?






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






42. Tape editors






43. Fair comment and criticism






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






45. When are relative pronouns like who used?






46. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar






47. Reputation is...

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48. Story budget

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






50. Where should attribution go?







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