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1. Coordinating conjunctions
Fairness - ethics - decency
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Navigate so users can find info

2. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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3. When is 'that' used?
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Link unequal sentence elements
Metaphor
What quotes add to a story

4. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Contemporary news value

5. Web sites need...
Characteristics of news
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Attribution
Distinct tone and identity

6. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Contemporary news value
First degree words
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
The highest exectives who shape the organization's long-term mission as well as overseeing advertising - production - personnel and financial matters. publisher- print - general manager- broadcast

7. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
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Verbals
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

8. Dash
Jargon
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Pluralize then make it possessive
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

9. A personal story rather than general.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Heart
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Usenet

10. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
Commercial databases
Feature well (magazines)
Journalism roles
Pull

11. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Set up lead
Internal blurbs (magazines)
To introduce clauses.
Second day stories

12. Managing editor
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Photo captions
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

13. Executive producer
Characteristics of news
Quotes in print
Guidelines for photo captions
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

14. Subordinating conjunctions
Heart
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Link unequal sentence elements

15. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Partial or orphan quotes
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Parrot
Fairness - ethics - decency

16. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
1. use of material that discloses highly personal info about an individual or portarys that person in intimate terms when there is not legitimate public concern. 2. Depiction of someone in a false light. 3. Evidence that journalist has intruded someo
Journalism roles
Why quotes are important
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event

17. 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
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Covers (magazines)
How to critique articles
Basic Journalistic Values

18. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
If they're relevant to the story
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Creative Titles (magazines)
4 elements of covers (magazines)

19. 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
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Display copy (magazines)
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
The highest exectives who shape the organization's long-term mission as well as overseeing advertising - production - personnel and financial matters. publisher- print - general manager- broadcast

20. Tape editors
Guidelines for photo captions
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Less than half of the U.S. population
Distinct tone and identity

21. They are direct (chance for sources to connect w/ readers) - They are nuanced (spokesmen say things particularly)
Creative Titles (magazines)
Inverted pyramid
Why quotes are important
Heart

22. Convergence of media
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Distinct tone and identity

23. 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
Navigate so users can find info
Service journalism
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

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

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25. Steps in the editing process
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Attribution
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
What quotes add to a story

26. What's the order for attribution?
Principles of service journalism
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
A benefit
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

27. When should the time element appear?
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Fairness - ethics - decency

28. Collective noun
Truth.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

29. Qualified privilege
Contemporary news value
What quotes add to a story
Partial or orphan quotes
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings

30. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Active voice
Mission statement (magazines)
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
How to critique articles

31. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Photo captions
Bias
How to critique articles

32. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Cliche
Contemporary news value
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

33. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Anyone - either ususally singular
Repurposing
Attribution
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

34. Design/layout editors
Guidelines for photo captions
Passive voice
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Covers (magazines)

35. When is 'which' used?
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Fact checking
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Service journalism

36. Story budget

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37. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Passive voice

38. Publisher/Manager

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39. 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.
Second day stories
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Listservs
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

40. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Pluralize then make it possessive
Slang
Contemporary news value

41. Damages
Why quotes are important
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Basic Journalistic Values
Push technology

42. When are relative pronouns like who used?
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Principles of service journalism
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
To introduce clauses.

43. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
When to use direct quotes
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
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
Fairness - ethics - decency

44. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
If they're relevant to the story

45. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Distinct tone and identity
Layering
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

46. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Quotes in print
How to critique articles
Cliche

47. 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
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Creative Titles (magazines)
Civic journalism
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

48. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Verbals
Jargon
Pull

49. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Covers (magazines)
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
External blurbs (magazines)

50. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
Set up lead
Quotes in print
When to use direct quotes
Active voice

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