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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. What are the types of verbals?
Infinitives - participles and gerunds
Links letters or words together
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
relative. The dead can't be libeled.

2. Tape editors
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
General rules about direct quotes
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

3. Has everything to do w/ branding a magazine - Sense of focus - readers - personality (MS)
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Pluralize then make it possessive
Covers (magazines)
Guidelines for photo captions

4. What word should be used in attribution?
Race
said
Layering
Conversation model

5. 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
Covers (magazines)
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Guidelines for photo captions
Link equal elements but always come in pairs

6. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
Second day stories
Link unequal sentence elements
grammar and style

7. What's an efficient approach to copy editing?
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Links letters or words together
working from large blocks to smaller blocks
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

8. Design/layout editors
Explanatory approach
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

9. Visual interest - cosumerism - trends - community - inspiration - twists of fate - great writing.
Less than half of the U.S. population
Civic journalism
Contemporary news value
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)

10. Editors such purge copy of these trite - overused expressions. Ex: sweet as sugar
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
Cliche
Coverlines
Listservs

11. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Usenet
Jargon
said

12. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Civic journalism
Conversation model
Service journalism
grammar and style

13. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Bias
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Pluralize then make it possessive
grammar and style

14. Sidebar
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Parrot

15. When should the time element appear?
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Inverted pyramid

16. When is 'which' used?
Conversation model
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
Bias
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details

17. Brings news to you
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Listservs
Push technology
Principles of service journalism

18. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Bias
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.

19. Actual malice

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20. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Characteristics of news
First degree words
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
Mission statement (magazines)

21. Indefinite pronouns
Creative Titles (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
Anyone - either ususally singular
Heart

22. Letters to/from editor - Letters from readers - Calendars - Q & A - Cartoons - quotes - Shopping guides
Front of book (FOB - magazines)
Why quotes are important
Noun verb. Ex: Jayne said
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.

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
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
A benefit
Service journalism
Kinds of blurbs

24. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
External blurbs (magazines)
Bias
What quotes add to a story
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.

25. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Conversation model
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Repurposing

26. Local sidebars that include details like phone numbers - addresses - etc.
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Info boxes
Active voice

27. Rub within body copy (subheads and pull quotes) - Should appear on the same page or spread as the words or ideas for the blurb appear - Should appear in proper story order - Break up text and seas of gray to coax or tease reader into copy - Should fo
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Conversation model

28. Absolute privilege
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
Internal blurbs (magazines)
grammar and style
Explanatory approach

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

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30. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites
Set up lead
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.
When to use direct quotes

31. Executive producer
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Journalism roles
If they're relevant to the story
Only one attribution and after the first sentence

32. Loopwhole journalism
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Less than half of the U.S. population
First degree words

33. Public editor
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process
Coverlines
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.

34. Popular way of organizing news sotries with the most important info at the top of the sotry - followed by supporting details.
Conversation model
Jargon
Mission statement (magazines)
Inverted pyramid

35. 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
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
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
Listservs

36. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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37. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Truth.
Usenet
Verbals
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

38. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
Conversation model
Partial or orphan quotes
General rules about direct quotes
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase

39. 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.)
Photo captions
When to use direct quotes
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Distinct tone and identity

40. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.
Redundancy
Layering
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Feeds/wire

41. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Kinds of blurbs
Attribution
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.

42. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.
Parrot
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Pluralize then make it possessive
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings

43. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)
Set up lead
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
Photo captions

44. Do not change anything inside quote marks (Exception: punctuation and spelling) - Never put quote marks around indirect quotes
What quotes add to a story
Given to public officals so they are free to speak their minds freely during official proceedings
General rules about direct quotes
Criteria to evaluate stories

45. Correlative conjunctions
Links letters or words together
A benefit
Link equal elements but always come in pairs
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

46. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
A benefit
Coverlines
said
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny

47. Web blog or Journal style
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
An example of grassroots journalism in the online community
The first amendment. They are not subject to government.
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution

48. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest
Inverted pyramid
Characteristics of news
How well does it say it?
Verbals

49. Libel
Parrot
Damage to reputation caused by publisheng or airing false info
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts

50. Steps in the editing process
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
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
Ads
Niche