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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
What quotes add to a story
Pull
Repurposing
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

2. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Parrot
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Photo captions

3. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Second day stories
Civic journalism

4. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Second day stories
Contemporary news value
Verbals
First degree words

5. Absolute privilege
Inverted pyramid
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Principles of service journalism
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

6. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Principles of service journalism
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Parrot
Links letters or words together

7. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
How to critique articles
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Basic Journalistic Values
Front of book (FOB - magazines)

8. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Parrot
Fairness - ethics - decency
Second day stories
Conversation model

9. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
How well does it say it?
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Why quotes are important

10. Sidebar
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Heart
Devices and techniques for service journalism
If they're relevant to the story

11. Web sites need...
Distinct tone and identity
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
External blurbs (magazines)

12. A personal story rather than general.
Race
Less than half of the U.S. population
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Heart

13. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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14. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Covers (magazines)
Less than half of the U.S. population
Slang
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

15. 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
Explanatory approach
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Truth.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest

16. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
Feature well (magazines)
When to use direct quotes
General rules about direct quotes
If they're relevant to the story

17. What protects journalistics & how?
A benefit
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Journalism roles
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

18. What are the standards of a copy editor?
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Fairness - ethics - decency
Characteristics of news
grammar and style

19. What's the key to plural possessives?
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Pluralize then make it possessive
Inverted pyramid

20. Design/layout editors
Metaphor
Ads
If they're relevant to the story
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

21. Grammar
Set up lead
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Redundancy
First degree words

22. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Layering
Mission statement (magazines)
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Active voice

23. Brings news to you
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Push technology
Usenet
Contemporary news value

24. Fair comment and criticism
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
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
Mission statement (magazines)
Covers (magazines)

25. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
Distinct tone and identity
Info boxes
Basic Journalistic Values
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

26. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
How well does it say it?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Basic Journalistic Values

27. Indefinite pronouns
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Set up lead
Service journalism
Anyone - either ususally singular

28. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Passive voice
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Push technology

29. 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
Service journalism
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
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
Creative Titles (magazines)

30. When is 'which' used?
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Verbals

31. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Display copy (magazines)
Quotes in print
Fairness - ethics - decency
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

32. When are relative pronouns like who used?
To introduce clauses.
Mission statement (magazines)
Characteristics of news
Set up lead

33. What's the order for attribution?
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
General rules about direct quotes
Fairness - ethics - decency
Infinitives - participles and gerunds

34. 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
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Principles of service journalism

35. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Set up lead
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Active voice
Feeds/wire

36. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
What quotes add to a story
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Redundancy
Commercial databases

37. Titles should promise...
A benefit
Jargon
Basic Journalistic Values
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

38. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Layering
Characteristics of news
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said

39. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Creative Titles (magazines)
Listservs
Pluralize then make it possessive
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

40. 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.)
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
If they're relevant to the story
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

41. 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 benefit
Basic Journalistic Values
Pluralize then make it possessive
Principles of service journalism

42. Subordinating conjunctions
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
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Link unequal sentence elements

43. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Set up lead
General rules about direct quotes
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
Attribution

44. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
When to use direct quotes
Partial or orphan quotes
Photo captions
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

45. Whites will soon make up...
Listservs
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Less than half of the U.S. population
Parrot

46. Opening spread
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
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Feature well (magazines)
A benefit

47. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
Navigate so users can find info
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
External blurbs (magazines)

48. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Heart
Pull
Feeds/wire
Links letters or words together

49. Qualified privilege
Fairness - ethics - decency
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Set up lead
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

50. Editors must be able to idenify this in stories that can result in imnbalance or offensive langugage.
Distinct tone and identity
Bias
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Explanatory approach

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