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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Actual malice

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






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






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






5. A personal story rather than general.






6. Story budget

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7. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.






8. Web blog or Journal style






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






10. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)






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






12. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?






13. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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14. 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






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






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






17. Executive producer






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






19. When should the time element appear?






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






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






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






23. Where should attribution go?






24. What are the standards of a copy editor?






25. 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.






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






27. 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.






28. When is 'whom/whomever' used?






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. Opening spread






36. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes






37. Whites will soon make up...






38. Dash






39. Qualified privilege






40. Tape editors






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






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






43. Correlative conjunctions






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






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






46. Loopwhole journalism






47. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.






48. Subordinating conjunctions






49. When are relative pronouns like who used?






50. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






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