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News And Mag Editing Basics

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Reputation is...

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2. Qualified privilege






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






4. Why should you use quotes?






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






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






7. 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






8. Story budget

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9. 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.






10. What protects journalistics & how?






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






12. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.






13. Fair use






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






15. Essential part of credibility - Has to do with someone (not the writer or reporting) re-reporting the factual info - Magazines have more extensive fact checking than newspapers (more time for turnaround) - Fact checkers also called research editors/e






16. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)






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






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






19. Web sites need...






20. Dash






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






22. What's the best defense against libel?






23. Indefinite pronouns






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






25. Whites will soon make up...






26. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story






27. 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.)






28. In essence - anything from the text but the story (Title - deck - head - subhead - pull quotes - bylines - blurbs - captions - etc.) - Used to draw readers into a story - Stats reinforce display copy and visuals






29. Managing editor






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






31. When is 'whom/whomever' used?






32. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb






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






34. Correlative conjunctions






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






36. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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






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






39. When is 'that' used?






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






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






42. When should the time element appear?






43. Hypen






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






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






46. 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






47. Tape editors






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






49. Titles should promise...






50. Loopwhole journalism