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News And Mag Editing Basics

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1. Adapting stories from print or broadcast to the web.






2. Single words or short phrases. Avoid these because whole sentences are more readable.






3. What are the standards of a copy editor?






4. What are the types of verbals?






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






6. When is 'who/whoever' used?






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

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8. Speak to communites joined by beliefs and interests - not geography.






9. Professional language that reporters are prone to use because their sources use it.






10. Essential part of credibility - Has to do with someone (not the writer or reporting) re-reporting the factual info - Magazines have more extensive fact checking than newspapers (more time for turnaround) - Fact checkers also called research editors/e






11. Form of communal email in which people interested in a common topic send messages to a specific online address and receive all other messages sent to that addresses.






12. When are commas used?






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 Label - such as "contents" (Table is in design aspect only) - Logo - Slogan - Historical reference - Date of publication - Listing of editorial staff - Associate affiliations - Masthead (Post Office info - etc.)






14. Provide a sizeable portion of a publication's revenue.






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






16. Damages






17. Credibility by telling exactly what witnesses see - experts say - etc. - Enliven and dramatize - Reveal personality






18. Reputation is...

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19. Fair comment and criticism






20. Publisher/Manager

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21. News values






22. Opening spread






23. Timeliness - Proximity - Prominence - Consequence - Rarity - Human Interest






24. Actual malice

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25. More historical context and common ground for opposing views.






26. 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






27. Emphasize the latest angle and play down the exact time of the original event.






28. Basic situations in Invasion of privacy






29. What's the exception to the order of attribution?






30. Used in broadcasting. it frames a story by telling viewers and listeners what to expect.






31. What are the 5 key tests of libel?

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32. Teaser headlines to shock buyers - usually use numbers to suggest value






33. Sast electronic libraries that provide reliable info ro journalists through keyword searches.






34. Alliteration and rhyme - Allusions to books - movies and TV - Songs and music - Phrases and puns - Names become fun to play with






35. Indefinite pronouns






36. 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






37. Organizing a story and related info in small linked pieces.






38. Sidebar






39. 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






40. Internal - External - Both provide entry points to story






41. Qualified privilege






42. Should complement the picture - Should connect the picture to the story and get readers to read the story






43. When paraphrasing and quotes repeat each other - redundant.






44. Story budget

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45. Where should attribution go?






46. When is 'whom/whomever' used?






47. Tape editors






48. Appear outside body copy with the title - deck or subhead






49. 'Totally demolished' is an example of this. This diminishes the conciseness and clarity of writing.






50. How broadcasters write stories. Leads are shorter in length and they are in the present tense.