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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Libel
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Commercial databases

2. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Principles of service journalism
Ads
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Feeds/wire

3. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
Heart
Attribution
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

4. Coordinating conjunctions
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.
Display copy (magazines)
Coverlines
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

5. Correlative conjunctions
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Links letters or words together
Usenet
4 elements of covers (magazines)

6. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
working from large blocks to smaller blocks

7. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
Verbals
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

8. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Civic journalism
Active voice
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

9. What's the order for attribution?
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Passive voice

10. Actual malice

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11. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.
Attribution
Partial or orphan quotes
Explanatory approach
Niche

12. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Niche
General rules about direct quotes
Verbals

13. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Niche
Why quotes are important

14. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Characteristics of news
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Link unequal sentence elements

15. Absolute privilege
Niche
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
If they're relevant to the story

16. When should the time element appear?
Service journalism
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
When to use direct quotes
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

17. Story budget

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18. Style
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Layering
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

19. What's the best defense against libel?
Truth.
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
What quotes add to a story
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable

20. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Layering
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

21. May be colorful but may be understood by only certain demographic groups.
Slang
Kinds of blurbs
Listservs
Links letters or words together

22. Damages
Journalism roles
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
When to use direct quotes
Covers (magazines)

23. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Link unequal sentence elements
Cliche
Conversation model
Active voice

24. Why should you use quotes?
What quotes add to a story
Set up lead
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Second day stories

25. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Set up lead
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
If they're relevant to the story

26. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Coverlines
Navigate so users can find info
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
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.

27. A personal story rather than general.
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Heart
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Fairness - ethics - decency

28. What's the key to plural possessives?
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Truth.
Navigate so users can find info
Pluralize then make it possessive

29. Loopwhole journalism
Principles of service journalism
Heart
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
If they're relevant to the story

30. Brings news to you
Push technology
Race
Feature well (magazines)
Devices and techniques for service journalism

31. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Links letters or words together
Second day stories
Niche
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations

32. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
1. Info must be false 2. person must be identified 3. info must be published 4. the person's reputation must be damaged 5. news organization must be at fault
Inverted pyramid
Heart
Characteristics of news

33. Sidebar
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Feeds/wire
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Verbals

34. What protects journalistics & how?
said
Service journalism
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Pluralize then make it possessive

35. Design/layout editors
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Niche
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

36. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Info boxes
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

37. 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
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Principles of service journalism
said
Mission statement (magazines)

38. News values
Mission statement (magazines)
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
Covers (magazines)

39. Convergence of media
Less than half of the U.S. population
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
External blurbs (magazines)
If they're relevant to the story

40. 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
How well does it say it?
Display copy (magazines)
Link unequal sentence elements
Attribution

41. Groups 'pull' you to the discussion at a shared site.
Pull
How to critique articles
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
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

42. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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43. Subordinating conjunctions
Cliche
Link unequal sentence elements
Slang
Links letters or words together

44. What word should be used in attribution?
relative. The dead can't be libeled.
said
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.

45. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Truth.
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Partial or orphan quotes

46. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
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
Distinct tone and identity
Conversation model
Criteria to evaluate stories

47. Usually preferable in news writing because it usually requires fewer wrods and makes it clear who is doing what to whom.
Mission statement (magazines)
Active voice
Inverted pyramid
Jargon

48. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
Photo captions
Passive voice
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
Repurposing

49. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Slang
Push technology
Parrot
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

50. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with
Creative Titles (magazines)
Devices and techniques for service journalism
Usenet
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings