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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
General rules about direct quotes
Explanatory approach
Conversation model
Feature well (magazines)

2. Titles should promise...
A benefit
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
Info boxes
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable

3. Someone says something unique (revolutionary; news worthy) - Someone says something uniquely (colorful language) - Someone important says something important
When to use direct quotes
Parrot
Photo captions
Coverlines

4. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Explanatory approach
Cliche
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
said

5. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Passive voice
Layering
Principles of service journalism

6. What's the best defense against libel?
Characteristics of news
Usenet
Truth.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

7. 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
Principles of service journalism
Service journalism
Niche
Guidelines for photo captions

8. Style
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Bias
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Covers (magazines)

9. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Characteristics of news
Jargon
working from large blocks to smaller blocks

10. Verb forms that behave like nouns - adjectives or adverbs.
Verbals
Metaphor
Listservs
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

11. Qualified privilege
Contemporary news value
If they're relevant to the story
Photo captions
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings

12. When are relative pronouns like who used?
External blurbs (magazines)
To introduce clauses.
Quotes in print
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

13. Collective noun
If they're relevant to the story
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
grammar and style
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

14. Dash
Set up lead
Used to set apart a word or phrase - usually for emphasis. Should be used sparingly.
Inverted pyramid
Distinct tone and identity

15. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Commercial databases
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Mission statement (magazines)
Parrot

16. 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
Fairness - ethics - decency
Active voice
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Quotes in print

17. Story budget

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18. What's the key to plural possessives?
Journalism roles
To separate independent clauses and to separate the elements in a list or description. No comma is called before the conjunction in a simple series.
Civic journalism
Pluralize then make it possessive

19. When is 'who/whoever' used?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Redundancy
Basic Journalistic Values
Devices and techniques for service journalism

20. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
Race
Slang
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

21. Policy on accusers in sex crimes

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22. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Link unequal sentence elements
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
External blurbs (magazines)

23. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Civic journalism
Conversation model
Set up lead
Link unequal sentence elements

24. Execution (technique - creativity - etc.)
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
How well does it say it?
External blurbs (magazines)
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

25. Executive producer
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Devices and techniques for service journalism
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play

26. Cover = store front - TOC = menu - FOB = appetizer - Feature = entree - BOB = dessert
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
Repurposing
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Restaurant analogy (magazines)

27. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Layering
Bias
Contemporary news value
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play

28. A personal story rather than general.
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Heart

29. Damages
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Cliche
Fairness - ethics - decency

30. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Photo captions
Cliche
Only one attribution and after the first sentence

31. Grammar
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Fact checking
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

32. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.
Contemporary news value
Commercial databases
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
Navigate so users can find info

33. Publisher/Manager

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34. Brings news to you
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Feature well (magazines)
Layering
Push technology

35. Stories - videos - audio - photos and grpahics provided by the times - ap - etch to subscriber newsrooms.
Coverlines
Anyone - either ususally singular
Feeds/wire
Kinds of blurbs

36. 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.)
Criteria to evaluate stories
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Links letters or words together

37. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Civic journalism
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

38. Managing editor
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Links letters or words together
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Partial or orphan quotes

39. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Navigate so users can find info
Links letters or words together
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Fairness - ethics - decency

40. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Journalism roles
Fact checking
Ads

41. Actual malice

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42. What are the standards of a copy editor?
grammar and style
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Covers (magazines)
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info

43. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Why quotes are important
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Covers (magazines)

44. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Cliche
Parrot
Front of book (FOB - magazines)

45. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Slang
Redundancy

46. Whites will soon make up...
Less than half of the U.S. population
Why quotes are important
said
Civic journalism

47. Absolute privilege
Attribution
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
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
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

48. Why should you use quotes?
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Pull
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

49. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

50. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Conversation model