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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Fair comment and criticism
Quotes in print
Kinds of blurbs
Navigate so users can find info
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

2. Design/layout editors
Passive voice
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Feeds/wire
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

3. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Feeds/wire

4. Loopwhole journalism
Second day stories
Conversation model
Slang
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play

5. Why should you use quotes?
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community

6. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Cliche
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Why quotes are important
Layering

7. Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Jargon
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
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings

8. Executive producer
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Internal blurbs (magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Layering

9. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Coverlines
Cliche
First degree words

10. Correlative conjunctions
Metaphor
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Coverlines
Redundancy

11. Subordinating conjunctions
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Link unequal sentence elements
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

12. Fair use
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Contemporary news value
If they're relevant to the story
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

13. Style
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

14. 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.
Ads
What quotes add to a story
Metaphor
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

15. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Why quotes are important
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Guidelines for photo captions
Covers (magazines)

16. What protects journalistics & how?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Usenet
grammar and style

17. When is 'that' used?
Navigate so users can find info
For essential/restrictive clauses - which is integral to the meaning of the sentence
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Principles of service journalism

18. Indefinite pronouns
Anyone - either ususally singular
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Navigate so users can find info

19. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story
Kinds of blurbs
Verbals
Journalism roles
Metaphor

20. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Redundancy
4 elements of covers (magazines)

21. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
First degree words
Coverlines
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings

22. Sidebar
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
Devices and techniques for service journalism
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Feeds/wire

23. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
What quotes add to a story

24. Where should attribution go?
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

25. 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
said
Navigate so users can find info
Links letters or words together
Service journalism

26. Libel
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Active voice
Feature well (magazines)
Anyone - either ususally singular

27. News values
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

28. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Explanatory approach
Niche

29. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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30. 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
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Fact checking

31. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
Inverted pyramid
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
Layering
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable

32. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Contemporary news value
Pluralize then make it possessive

33. What's the best defense against libel?
Repurposing
Truth.
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

34. Titles should promise...
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
A benefit
Verbals
Quotes in print

35. Damages
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

36. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Jargon
Guidelines for photo captions
Contemporary news value
said

37. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
To introduce clauses.
Basic Journalistic Values
Attribution
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

38. Collective noun
Conversation model
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Kinds of blurbs

39. 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
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Pull
Guidelines for photo captions
Criteria to evaluate stories

40. Tape editors
Display copy (magazines)
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Info boxes
What quotes add to a story

41. Convergence of media
Heart
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

42. 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
Info boxes
Basic Journalistic Values
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Verbals

43. Opening spread
First degree words
Feature well (magazines)
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Fact checking

44. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Ads
Explanatory approach
Why quotes are important

45. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Inverted pyramid
Anyone - either ususally singular
Second day stories
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning

46. What word should be used in attribution?
If they're relevant to the story
Basic Journalistic Values
said
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

47. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Characteristics of news
Conversation model
How well does it say it?
Set up lead

48. Reputation is...

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

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50. When should the time element appear?
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Niche
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Repurposing