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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. 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
Listservs
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
4 elements of covers (magazines)
grammar and style

2. Concept - Structure - Reporting - Style (creativity) - Presentation - Was it worth saying? Is there relevance/timeliness?
Metaphor
Criteria to evaluate stories
Truth.
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

3. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story
Truth.
Photo captions
First degree words
Push technology

4. Whites will soon make up...
News reports that just barely stay inside the boundaries of accuracy but fall short of fair play
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Less than half of the U.S. population
Front of book (FOB - magazines)

5. Avoid using it unless it's relevant.
Active voice
Race
Restaurant analogy (magazines)
For emphasis. They are for times when something interesting is said in a unique way--not for routine - mundane - or obvious.

6. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.
Contemporary news value
Second day stories
Slang
Repurposing

7. Steps in the editing process
Partial or orphan quotes
Service journalism
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
A benefit

8. Audiences respond to these words because they convey a precise relationship to their concepts- words like office rather than facility.
Guidelines for photo captions
When to use direct quotes
First degree words
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories

9. Actual malice

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10. Grammar
Body of rules governing how we build sentences to establish meaning
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Jargon
Links letters or words together

11. Why should you use quotes?
Conflict - impact - proximity - timeliness - prominence - novelty - audience interest
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.
Coverlines

12. Story budget

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13. 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.)
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Links letters or words together
Internal blurbs (magazines)
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

14. When are relative pronouns like who used?
Inverted pyramid
Slang
To introduce clauses.
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

15. Style
Why quotes are important
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
grammar and style
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank

16. Basic ideals editors must adhere to
Fairness - ethics - decency
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story
Listservs
External blurbs (magazines)

17. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value
Public figures must prove this. It's a reckless disregard for the truth.
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations
4 elements of covers (magazines)
Coverlines

18. Where do commas and periods go in quotes?
Pluralize then make it possessive
Before end-quotation marks. If a quotation goes longer than one paragraph - do not put quotation marks at the end of the first paragraph.
Slang
How to critique articles

19. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy
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
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.
Navigate so users can find info
Passive voice

20. Why are accuracy problems magnified at the local level?
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
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
Push technology
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth

21. Convergence of media
Most editors don't identify the accusers; the policy is under scrutiny
Photo captions
overlapping media because of the blurring of media by the web and 24/7 cable
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

22. When is 'which' used?
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details
Basic Journalistic Values
Covers (magazines)

23. 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
Display copy (magazines)
Covers (magazines)
Less than half of the U.S. population
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

24. Qualified privilege
Oversees personnel for broadcast stations
Pluralize then make it possessive
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Bias

25. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.
Race
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
Commercial databases
Partial or orphan quotes

26. 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
Second day stories
Principles of service journalism
Slang
A shorter story that adds details or lists information related to a longer story

27. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.
Heart
Ads
Monetary compensation. Can be gained when individuals protect their reputation against false claims and invasion of privacy. Sue media in civil courts
Feature well (magazines)

28. Titles should promise...
A benefit
Redundancy
Race
What quotes add to a story

29. This may be appropriate to emphasize the details of the action rather than the one who is responsible.
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
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
grammar and style
Passive voice

30. What are the standards of a copy editor?
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
grammar and style
Pluralize then make it possessive
Basic Journalistic Values

31. Fair use
Push technology
Covers (magazines)
grammar and style
Small portions of copyrighted material may e freely used for informational purposes and commentary - such as use of brief quotations

32. Fair comment and criticism
If they're relevant to the story
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Commercial databases
Another defense for libel. This applies to editorials - columns and reviews.

33. 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
Basic Journalistic Values
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
Metaphor
Verbals

34. What's the exception to the order of attribution?
Creative Titles (magazines)
Layering
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Feeds/wire

35. Agenda Setting (sets the agenda) - Gatekeeping - Watchdog - Verification - Marketplace of Ideas - Mobilizers -Public journalism - Developmental journalism
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
Pull
Journalism roles
Active voice

36. When is 'who/whoever' used?
When the relative pronoun is the subject of the verb.
Active voice
What quotes add to a story
External blurbs (magazines)

37. Emerging style for journalism on local communities.
Civic journalism
A collection of people or things behaving as a single unit. They take singular verbs.
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
Links letters or words together

38. Tells the reader the source of the quote or information.
Less than half of the U.S. population
Slang
Attribution
Internal blurbs (magazines)

39. A linked collection of onlin bulletin boards organized into specific topics of interest or 'news groups'.
Journalism roles
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Pluralize then make it possessive
Usenet

40. Brings news to you
Civic journalism
Push technology
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Photo captions

41. Where should attribution go?
Only one attribution and after the first sentence
Mission statement (magazines)
Early in the story to let the audience know when the even occurred. Positioning is important for clarity and smoothness.
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

42. Managing editor
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
Main person who oversees newsroom personnel (print and online)
A broader set of guidelines to establish consistency in use of capital letters - abbreviations and variant spellings
Pull

43. When is 'whom/whomever' used?
Link sentence elements of equal grammaical status or rank
When the pronoun is the object of the verb or phrase
Internal blurbs (magazines)
A liaison with audience to help a newsroom define its mission and evaluate its performace - as well as helping readers understand the editorial process

44. A statement of purpose that identifies the specific editorial focus of the magazine - who the intended readers are and a definition of its personality
Passive voice
Feature well (magazines)
Info boxes
Mission statement (magazines)

45. Publisher/Manager

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46. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.
General rules about direct quotes
Lists the stories - photos and graphics for the day's paper or newscast and helps editors organize coverage of a major event
Redundancy
Race

47. Shouldn't be able to put a dollar bill on a page and not see some type of blurb
1. sense of balance/diversity 2. economics of balance 3. sense of place 4. sense of depth
Dollar bill rule(magazines)
Protects the media in reporting what people say in governmental meetings
Responsible for pulling together text - photos and graphics to create visually appealing pages and web sites

48. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality
A long title description of the speaker is included in attribution
Layering
Combine taped and live reports to create compelling news reports and may also do substantial writing or rewriting of stories
What quotes add to a story

49. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.
Conversation model
Basic Journalistic Values
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
Table of contents (TOC - magazines)

50. Lists (step-by-step; recipes are SJ) - Subheads - Blurbs - Sidebars and boxes - Charts and graphics
Display copy (magazines)
Metaphor
Devices and techniques for service journalism
For nonessential (non-restrictive) clauses set off by commas & adds details